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How to Say ‘I will do it.’ in Japanese

します。

shi masu

[shee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: [します] is the polite form of [する], "to do." It is one of the most useful verbs in Japanese because it combines with many nouns.

🇯🇵 In Japan: A lot of business actions in Japanese are built with a noun + [します]. It is the Swiss Army knife of Japanese verbs.

Phrase Breakdown

shi

[shee]

do

The stem of する, used in polite verb forms.

Example

毎日し運動はしません。

I do not do exercise every day.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

Added to a verb stem to make it polite and non-past.

Example

今、勉強します。

I study now.

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