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にする

NにするNを〜にするVます形 + にする今日はこれにする(I’ll have this/decide on this)形容詞・名詞+にする(to make something into a certain state/quality)

Meanings

  • to decide on
  • to choose
  • to make something into
  • to view something as

About this pattern

Explanation

にする is used to express a decision or choice, as well as changing something to a certain form or state. It shows the speaker’s intention or決定 at the moment of speaking. Use it when you decide between options, when you transform something into another form, or when you view or regard something in a certain way. Note that the exact object or result comes after にする or を〜にする, depending on whether you’re selecting an item or transforming it into another form.

Learn in context

Example sentences

コーヒーにする。

I’ll have coffee.

この色を赤にする。

Make this color red.

今日はこれにする。

I’ll go with this today.

野菜をサラダにして出す。

Serve the vegetables as a salad.