other N4 essential casualpolitewritten

にする — decide on ~ / make it ~

にする

Meaning

Key sentence

I'll have black tea.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
Noun (choice) N + にする コーヒーにする
na-adj / i-adj (deliberate change) na-adj + にする / A-くする しずかにする / みじかくする

Examples

Let's go with ramen for lunch.
Please turn the sound down (make it quieter).
I'll make the room a bit warmer.

Easily confused with

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.

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