為る (Suru) is a Japanese suru verb meaning “to do, to carry out, to perform, to cause to become”.
Meanings
- suru verbto do; to carry out; to perform
- suru verbto cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
- suru verbto serve as; to act as; to work as
- suru verbto wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
- suru verbto judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use asas 〜にする,〜とする
- suru verbto decide on; to chooseas 〜にする
Examples
彼は敵を料理した。
He easily licked his opponent.
町中見物でもするか？
Shall we go sightseeing around town?
貧困者が乞食をしていた。
The pauper was begging for a living.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).