なさる

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Japanese

Etymology

Alternative spelling
為さる

From () (nasu, to do) + classical (-ru, passive/honorific/potential suffix) (modern れる (-reru)). Irregularly evolved to godan conjugation.

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "なさる"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
なさる
Imperative (命令形) なされ
Key constructions
Passive なされる され
Causative なさせる させ
Potential - - -
Volitional なさろう さろ
Negative なさらない さらない
Negative perfective なさらなかった さらなかった
Formal なさいます さいま
Perfective なさった った
Conjunctive なさって って
Hypothetical conditional なされば れば

Verb

なさる (nasarutransitive godan (stem なさり (nasari) or なさい (nasai), past なさった (nasatta))

  1. (honorific) to do (honorific version of する)

Conjugation