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<p>
	You've already learned that the verb <strong>する</strong> means <strong>to do</strong>,
	and that it can be used after many nouns to make verbs.
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	The verb <strong>する</strong> can also be used in other ways, one of which is to indicate the cost of an item.
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	The verb <strong>する</strong> can also mean <strong>to wear</strong>, but only in relation to accessories.
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	The verb <strong>する</strong> can also be used to report on sensations.
	Note that in this case we use the particle <strong>が</strong> and not the particle <strong>を</strong>.
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	The verb <strong>する</strong> can also be used to tell what work we do.
	We need to use the present continuous here to indicate that our profession is an ongoing state.
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	The verb <strong>する</strong> can also be used to indicate other features of persons or things than their professions.
	In this case we again need to use the present continuous.
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	As we've already learned before, <strong>する</strong> is also used in relation to games, sports and hobbies.
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Usages of the verb する

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

adjectival noun

adverbial phrase

adjectival phrase

The verb to be

Hiragana 1

Kanji 1

Writing hiragana 1

Writing kanji 1

Hiragana 2

Kanji 2

The question particle か

Writing hiragana 2

This one and that one

Writing kanji 2

Reading exercise 1

Reading exercise 2

Hiragana 3

Negating nouns

Writing hiragana 3

The topic particle は

Kanji 3

The possession particle の

い-adjectives and な-adjectives

The subject particle が

Here and there

There is, there are

Writing kanji 3

Kanji 4

Group 1 verbs, direct and indirect objects

Group 2 verbs

Hiragana 4

Verbs in the past tense

Negating verbs

Invitations and the particle と

Negating past verbs

Writing hiragana 4

Reading exercise 3

Writing kanji 4

Reading exercise 4

Kanji 5

Nouns and the past tense

This and that

The group 3 verbs する and 来る

The discourse particles ね and よ

The location particles に and で

Hiragana 5

Writing hiragana 5

Writing kanji 5

The destination particles に and へ

Kanji 6

The origin particle から

Hiragana 6

Relative positions

Conjugating い-adjectives

Writing hiragana 6

Writing kanji 6

Hiragana 7

Writing hiragana 7

Kanji 7

Conjugating な-adjectives

How are you?

The particle も

The word ちょっと

Reading exercise 7

Question	Answer
bag	鞄かばんkaban This is a general term for a bag, often referring to various kinds of handbags, school bags, or briefcases. It is more traditional and may be used more commonly in daily conversations than バッグ.
This bag costs 10,000 yen.	この　鞄かばん　は　一いち万まん　円えん　します。kono kaban wa ichiman en shimasu.
bag	バッグbaggu This word is typically used to describe more fashionable or trendy bags, such as designer handbags, clutches, and the like. It carries a modern or fashionable connotation.
This bag costs 1,000,000 yen.	この　バッグ　は　百ひゃく万まん　円えん　します。kono baggu wa hyakuman en shimasu.
(I) wear a necktie.	ネクタイ　を　する。nekutai o suru.
earrings (for pierced ears)	ピアスpiasu
(I) cannot wear earrings.	ピアス　を　すること　が　できません。piasu o surukoto ga dekimasen.
necklace	ネックレスnekkuresu
(I)'m wearing a necklace.	ネックレス　を　して　いる。nekkuresu o shite iru.
soup	スウプsuupu
salt	塩しおshio
to insert	入いれるireru
flavor; taste	味あじaji
to taste^transitive	味あじ　を　見みるaji o miru
My mother tasted the soup and added a little more salt.	母はは　は　スウプ　の　味あじ　を　見みて　もう　少すこし　塩しお　を　入いれた。haha wa suupu no aji o mite mou sukoshi shio o ireta. Sentence from Tatoeba
lemon	レモンremon
to taste^intransitive	味あじ　が　するaji ga suru
This salad tastes like lemon.	この　サラダ　は　レモン　の　味あじ　が　する。kono sarada wa remon no aji ga suru. Sentence from Tatoeba
feeling	気き持もちkimochi
(I) have an unpleasant feeling.	嫌いやな　気き持もち　が　する。iyana kimochi ga suru.
food, cuisine	料りょう理りryouri
cook	料りょう理り人にんryourinin
(I) am a cook.	料りょう理り人にん　を　して　いる。ryourinin o shite iru.
police officer	警けい官かんkeikan
(She) is a police officer.	警けい官かん　を　して　います。keikan o shite imasu.
engineer	エンジニアenjinia
(She) was an engineer.	エンジニア　を　して　いた。enjinia o shite ita.
(He) has cold eyes.	冷つめたい　目め　を　して　います。tsumetai me o shite imasu.
cute	可か愛わいいkawaii
face	顔かおkao
(She) has a cute face.	可か愛わいい　顔かお　を　して　いる。kawaii kao o shite iru.
American football	アメフトamefuto
Let's play American football tomorrow.	明あし日た　アメフト　を　しましょう。ashita amefuto o shimashou.

Japanese 227 - Usages of the verb する

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