Japanese

をする

かたをする
Meaning: to do in a certain way; to have a certain manner of doing
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

方
を
す
る

Example

He talks as if he were teaching a child.

Usage Notes

Used after the stem of a verb to describe the manner in which an action is performed.

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