To do, play する・します

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Suru is a very useful verb thingy.  It is used where no other verb dares to go! (Foreign words, nouns, and other scary things...) Think of it as "to do..."

ジョギング する jogingu suru - to (do) jogging
ショッピング する shoppingu suru - to (do) shopping
サイン する sain suru - to sign (autograph) 

 

USEFUL JAPANESE + SURU

勉強 する benkyou suru - to study
毎日、 日本語 を 勉強 します
mainichi, nihongo o benkyou shimasu.
Everyday, (I) am studying Japanese.

The o is the direct object marker.  You will notice it moves around sometimes.  Don't worry about this now, just concentrate on suru.

 

Another usage of する -or- します is "to play" as in sports or games

野球 を する yakyuu o suru. To play baseball.
相撲 を する sumou o suru. To play (do) Sumo. 
バスケットバール を する basuketto ba-ru o suru. To play basketball. 
将棋 を するshougi o suru. To play shogi (Japanese chess)

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