Meaning

Primary

To Do

Word Type

する verb

Explanation

It's only through (する) doing things that we get better at them, so you need to do them as much as you can.

する basically means to do, but it’s incredibly versatile and goes beyond its English equivalent. Besides being used alone, it can be put together with a whole range of nouns to turn them into verbs. We call these する verbs and you'll learn a lot of them as we go along!

Pronunciation

する
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • いいことをする

    to do a good thing

    それをする

    to do that

    アドバイスをする

    to give a piece of advice

Context Sentences

クリスマス、どうする?

What do you want to do for Christmas?

あなたがしなくても、だれかがするよ。

If you don't, someone else will.

そこで、力いっぱいシュートをするんだ。

Shoot there with all your might.