い-Adjective く します

i-Adjective ku shimasu

JLPT N5 Neutral Chapter 12: Making and becoming, 1 of 5

Formation

い-Adjective (remove い, add く) + します

Use an い-adjective to express 'to make' or 'to become'.

When to use

くする: you MAKE it so (部屋を明るくする). くなる: it BECOMES so.

Explanation

By adding くします to an い-adjective, you express making something (or causing something to become) the quality of that adjective. In English, this often corresponds to phrases like 'make something more ADJECTIVE.'

Example sentences

Change (Become / Make / Decide On)