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N に します (N ni shimasu) — I will go with this one

What you say when you pick one option out of several — heard most often when ordering in a restaurant.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N N + に + します

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

In a shop or restaurant the staff ask 「何に しますか」— "what will you have?".

Meaning

  • To choose something, put に + します after the noun: コーヒーに します means "I will have the coffee".
  • It is not only for food; it also settles a time or a place: 会議は 3時に しましょう.

Versus what you know

Keep it apart from the previous point: 部屋を きれいに します has を and changes the state of a thing, while コーヒーに します has no を and is only a choice.

Watch out

There is no を here — the thing you pick takes に directly.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

わたしは コーヒーに します。

I will have coffee.

何に しますか。

なにに しますか。

What will you have?

会議は 3時に しましょう。

かいぎは 3じに しましょう。

Let's set the meeting for three.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

In a restaurant, which correctly says "I will have tea"?

💡 Hint: A choice always takes に.

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