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Godan verb with 'su' ending ejecutar ; realizar
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb to form ; to make ; to constitute
彼は作家として名を成そうという野心を持っている。
He has an ambition to make a name for himself as a writer.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb to build up (e.g. a fortune) ; to create ; to establish
イナゴが大群をなしてやってきた。
Locusts came in big swarms.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb to accomplish ; to achieve ; to win (fame) ; to gain
人間は動物よりはるかに多くの偉業をなしてきたのである。
Human beings have achieved a lot more than animals.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb to change (into) ; to convert
as ...と〜
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to do ; to commit ; to carry out ; to bring about
also written as 為す
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Godan verb with 'su' ending
word usually written using kana alone
to do intentionally
after the -masu stem of a verb
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) berenjena (Solanum melongena)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
eggplant (Solanum melongena) ; aubergine
瓜のつるに茄子はならぬ。
You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.
Other forms
茄 【なす】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending to make
Other forms
做す 【なす】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb
formal or literary term
to bear a child ; to give birth (to)
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suffix
word usually written using kana alone
-like ; resembling ; similar to
after a noun
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb elaborar ; establecer
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb formar ; convertirse ; ponerse ; hacerse ; volverse etc. (cambios de estado)
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb tratar de ; intentar ; lograr ; realizar ; llevar a cabo ; tener éxito
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb cambiar en
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb hacer ; desempeñar
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb intentar de ; tratar de
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb tener un niño
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to do ; to commit ; to carry out ; to bring about
仮にも為す価値があるものならば何でも良く為す価値がある。
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
Other forms
爲す 【なす】 (search-only kanji form)
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb
obsolete term
to settle (a debt or matter) ; to pay back (money or goods)
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb
archaic
to fulfill one's obligation of payment ; to pay in full
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb
only applies to
彩なす, 綾なす
to decorate with many bright colours (colors) ; to create a beautiful variegated pattern
錦あやなす木々で山が染まっていた。
The mountainside was ablaze with the autumn colors of the trees.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending transitive verb to manipulate skillfully
Other forms
綾なす 【あやなす】 · 操す 【あやなす】
