How to Say ‘We'll do a survey’ in Japanese
アンケートをします
ankeeto o shi masu
[AHN-keh-toh wo shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Many nouns become verbs just by adding をします: 電話をします "make a phone call" and 説明をします "give an explanation".
Phrase Breakdown
アンケート
ankeeto
[AHN-keh-toh]
survey; questionnaire
Loanword from French 'enquête'; often used with する to mean conduct a survey.
社員にアンケートをします。
We will survey the employees.
を
o
[wo]
direct object marker
Marks the direct object of a verb.
本を読む。
Read a book.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite present/future ending
ます makes a verb polite in present or future statements.
予約します。
I will make a reservation.
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