Japanese

する

きする
Meaning: to attribute to; to come down to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 帰する 帰しない
Polite 帰します 帰しません
Past 帰した 帰しなかった
Polite + Past 帰しました 帰しませんでした
Te-form 帰して 帰しなくて
Potential 帰できる 帰できない
Passive 帰される 帰されない
Causative 帰させる 帰させない
Imperative 帰しろ 帰するな

Handwriting

帰
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Example sentences

It is wrong to attribute the cause of the failure to his negligence.
努力がすべて無に帰してしまった。
All the effort came to nothing.
大火事で街は一夜にして灰燼に帰した。
The town was reduced to ashes overnight by a great fire.
資金不足により、その壮大な計画は画餅に帰した。
Due to a lack of funds, that grand plan ended up being a pie in the sky.
火災により、全財産が烏有に帰した。
All property was reduced to ashes by the fire.
歴史的な建物が火災で燼灰に帰した。
The historic building was reduced to ashes in the fire.

Usage Notes

Often used in the pattern 'AをBに帰する' (attribute A to B).

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