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Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation なさる · godan verb (-aru, special)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary なさる なさらない Polite なさいます なさいません Past polite なさいました なさいませんでした Past なさった なさらなかった Te-form なさって なさらないで Desire なさりたい なさりたくない Volitional なさろう Polite volitional なさいましょう Imperative なさい なさるな Conditional なされば なさらなければ Tara conditional なさったら なさらなかったら
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Professor, what will you do on the weekend?
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 をなさる to do (something), honorific form of する
The department manager goes jogging every night.
〈 物もの 〉 になさる to decide on/choose (something), honorific of にする
What would you like to drink?
ご 〈 事こと 〉 なさる to do (a suru-noun action), honorific with ご- prefix
Related words する is the plain, neutral verb for 'to do', while なさる is its honorific form used for the actions of someone respected.
なさる is the standard Japanese honorific auxiliary for 'to do', while はる is its Kansai-dialect counterpart, felt as softer and more colloquial.
なさる is the standard modern honorific verb for 'do', whereas 召す in the 'do' sense is literary or archaic.
Politeness いたす is the humble form of する used for the speaker's own actions, while なさる is the honorific form used for the respected listener's or a superior's actions.
なさる is a dedicated honorific verb for 'do' that sounds unambiguously respectful, while される (honorific sense) can be mistaken for the passive.
なさる is the honorific form of する, used to respectfully describe another person's action.
Written forms なさる Usage 99%
Standard practical spelling; usually written in kana.
ナサル Usage 1%
為な さる Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Attested kanji spelling, but marked as rarely used; learners should normally write なさる.
Etymology Usually written in kana in modern Japanese. The kanji 為 represents the idea 'to do' conventionally; historically, なさる is related to the older verb なす ('to do, make') with a respectful ending, though No etymology is specified.
