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〜にする: decide on …; make (something) …; treat as …

N5 · 04 Adjectives and comparing

Noun + にする = decide on / choose it. Na-adjective + にする = make it that way, or treat it so (静かにする “be quiet”, 大切にする “treat as important; take good care of”).

Ordering and choosing: コーヒーにします “I’ll have coffee”. Changing or treating: 部屋をきれいにする “make the room clean”, 体を大切にする “take good care of your health”, 静かにしてください “please be quiet”. For い-adjectives use 〜くする (部屋を明るくする). Compare なる: 〜になる is “become” (it happens); 〜にする is “make” (someone does it). Polite: にします; past: にした; “let’s”: にしましょう.

Examples

I will have coffee.

Let's make the meeting at three o'clock.

Excuse me, I'll have the ramen.

Please take good care of your health.

Please be quiet in the library.

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