成す
なす
to form; to make; to constitute; to build up (e.g. a fortune)
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to form; to make; to constitute- to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to establish
- to accomplish; to achieve; to win (fame); to gain
- to change (into); to convert
- to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
All 6 meanings
Suffix, Godan verb (-su)
to do intentionally
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 成すなす | 成しますなします |
| Negative | 成さないなさない | 成しませんなしません |
| Past | 成したなした | 成しましたなしました |
| Past negative | 成さなかったなさなかった | 成しませんでしたなしませんでした |
| Te-form | 成してなして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 成せるなせる |
| Passive | 成されるなされる |
| Causative | 成させるなさせる |
| Volitional | 成そうなそう |
| Imperative | 成せなせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 成せばなせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 成したらなしたら |
Example sentences
成せば成る。
Where there's a will, there's a way.
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He has accumulated wealth.
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Tom made a fortune in oil.
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This sentence doesn't make sense.
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He has made a fortune through hard work.
More examples (10)
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What he says does not make any sense.
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He is bound to make a fortune.
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Immigrants streamed into the land.
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You don't practice what you preach.
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He made his mark as a writer with his very first novel.
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What he says makes no sense at all.
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The work was well done in a way.
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That fish travels in a group, don't they?
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I thought that once I meant something.
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He has an ambition to make a name for himself as a writer.