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We learned in Lesson 10 how to say "become," as in
samuku
naru (become cold/colder) and joozu-ni naru
(become good/better at doing X).
Here we learn to use adjectives together with the irregular
verb suru, which in combination with adjectives means
"to make." |
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To make something "adjective". |
| 冷たい -> 冷たくする |
To make some thing cold or colder. |
| tsumetai - tsumetaku suru |
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| 簡単な -> 簡単にする |
To make something simple or simpler. |
| kantan - kantan-ni suru |
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この間の試験は難しすぎたので、
次の試験は易しくして下さい. |
Please make the next exam easier,
because
the last one was too difficult. |
kono aida-no shiken-wa muzukashi-sugita no-de,
tsugino shiken-wa yasashiku-shite kudasai. |
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irregular adjective |
| いい -> よく |
good - better/well/often |
| ii - yoku |
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| みんなで世界をよくしましょう. |
Let's join our forces and make the world a
better place. |
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minna-de, sekai-o yoku-shimashoo. |
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| 部屋をきれいにしました. |
I made the room clean. |
| heya-o kirei-ni shimashita. |
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| 髪をボブ・マーリーみたいにしたいです. |
I want to make my hair like Bob Marley's. |
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kami-o bobu maarii mitai-ni shitai desu. |
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Note also the following idiomatic use of this pattern: |
| 静かにする |
make it quiet -> keep quiet |
| shizuka-ni suru |
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| 静かにして下さい. |
Please be quiet! |
| shizuka-ni shite kudasai! |
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