Do, make (polite) in Japanese 🇯🇵

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Tips to remember the Japanese word "します":
– Think of the English word “shimmy,” which involves movement or doing something.
– Associate "します" with "doing" or "making" something politely, as it is often used in formal contexts.

Explanations:
– "します" is the polite form of the verb "する," which means "to do" or "to make."
– It is often used in various contexts to express actions or occupations (e.g., studying, working).

Other words that mean the same thing:
– "する" (suru) — this is the informal version of "します."

Conjugations of "する" (informal form):
– Present: する (suru) — do, make
– Past: した (a) — did, made
– Negative: しない (shinai) — do not, will not do
– Past Negative: しなかった (shinakatta) — did not do
– Te-form: して (e) — doing
– Conditional: すれば (sureba) — if do, if make
– Potential: できる (dekiru) — can do, can make
– Volitional: しよう (shiyou) — let's do, let's make

Conjugations of "します" (polite form):
– Present: します (shimasu) — do, make
– Past: しました (shimaa) — did, made
– Negative: しません (shimasen) — do not, will not do
– Past Negative: しませんでした (shimasen dea) — did not do
– Te-form: して (e) — doing (polite command/request)
– Conditional: すれば (sureba) — if do, if make
– Potential: できます (dekimasu) — can do, can make
– Volitional: しましょう (shimashou) — let's do, let's make

Examples of sentences:
1. 私は今日、宿題をします。 (わたし は きょう、しゅくだい を します。)
Watashi wa kyou, shukudai o shimasu.
I will do my homework today.

2. 昨日、買い物をしました。 (きのう、かいもの を しました。)
Kinou, kaimono o shimaa.
I did the shopping yesterday.

3. 仕事をしません。(しごと を しません。)
Shigoto o shimasen.
I do not work / I am not working.

4. 一緒に映画を見ましょうか。 (いっしょに えいが を みましょう か。)
Issho ni eiga o mimashou ka.
Shall we watch a movie together?

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