Japanese

をする

はなしをする
Meaning: to talk; to have a conversation
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

話
を
す
る

Example

We had a long talk about our future plans.

Usage Notes

A combination of the noun '話' (talk) and the verb 'する' (to do).

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