kizi wo tukuru.

Here, 生地 is read きじ.

In 生地を作る, 生地 usually means things like:

• dough
• batter
• fabric / cloth material
• base material

The exact meaning depends on context. With 作る, a very common interpretation is to make dough or to make batter.

を marks the direct object of the verb.

So in:

• 生地を作る

the noun 生地 is the thing being made, and 作る means to make.

A natural way to think of it is:

• 生地 = dough / batter / fabric material
• を = marks what the action is done to
• 作る = make

So を is showing that 生地 is what the speaker is making.

Because Japanese normally puts the verb at the end of the sentence.

So while English says:

• make dough

Japanese says:

• dough + object marker + make
• 生地を作る

This is one of the biggest word-order differences between English and Japanese.

作る is the plain / dictionary form.

It is used in contexts like:

• casual speech
• dictionary entries
• simple example sentences
• subordinate clauses
• written explanations

作ります is the polite form.

So:

• 生地を作る = plain
• 生地を作ります = polite

Both are correct; the choice depends on style and situation.

The subject is omitted, which is very common in Japanese.

Japanese often leaves out things that are understood from context, such as:

• I
• you
• he/she
• they

So 生地を作る could mean:

• I make dough
• We make dough
• (Someone) makes dough
• to make dough

depending on context.

Japanese does this much more often than English.

It can work as either, depending on context.

As a plain sentence, it can mean something like:

• (I/you/they) make dough

But because 作る is in dictionary form, it can also be understood more generally as:

• to make dough

This is why you often see this kind of form in vocabulary lists and example sentences.

No. 生地 has several meanings.

Common ones include:

• dough / batter
• fabric / cloth
• material
• texture

So 生地を作る could sound different depending on context. In cooking, it is very likely make dough or make batter. In another context, 生地 might refer to a material or base fabric.

Context is very important with this word.

Yes. You can write it as either:

• 作る
• つくる

Using kanji is very common and standard, but hiragana is also possible, especially in materials for learners, children, or places where the writer wants a softer or simpler look.

Normally, Japanese is written without spaces:

• 生地を作る。

The spaces in your example are almost certainly there to help learners see the parts more clearly:

• 生地
• を
• 作る

So this is a teaching style, not normal everyday Japanese formatting.

作る is the plain non-past form.

In Japanese, the non-past form can express:

• present habitual action
  
  • I make dough
• future action
  
  • I will make dough

The exact meaning depends on context.

So 生地を作る might mean either:

• make dough
• will make dough

Because this sentence is focusing only on the basic action:

• 生地を作る = make dough

If you add は, you are usually marking the topic. For example:

• 私は生地を作る。 = I make dough / As for me, I make dough.

The shorter version leaves the topic unstated, which is very natural in Japanese when the context already makes it clear.

Yes, 作る is a very natural verb here. It is the general verb for make.

In cooking contexts, Japanese sometimes also uses more specific verbs depending on what is being made, but 生地を作る is completely normal for things like dough or batter.

It has the sense of preparing or making the mixture/material.