"をして" meaning in All languages combined

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Particle [Japanese]

IPA: [o̞ ɕi̥te̞] Forms: o shite [romanization]
Etymology: Derived as a combination of accusative / object particle を (wo, modern pronunciation o) + the conjunctive form して of classical verb す (su), modern verb する (suru, “to do”, emphasis on active voice). Used to mark the indirect object or patient of a causative expression. This appears very early in the written record in the Shoku Nihongi, completed in 797 CE, representing late-Nara period and early-Heian period Japanese. This usage persists in the modern language, but is restricted to formal literary writing. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|を|pos=modern pronunciation o|tr=wo}} を (wo, modern pronunciation o), {{m|ja|して}} して, {{m|ja|す|tr=su}} す (su), {{m|ja|する||to do|pos=emphasis on active voice|tr=suru}} する (suru, “to do”, emphasis on active voice) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle|を して}} をして • (o shite)
  1. (archaic, literary, formal) indicates the patient of a causative expression; used with the auxiliary verb しめる (shimeru) to mark the causative Wikipedia link: Daijisen, Heian period, Nara period, Shogakukan, Shoku Nihongi, Tōkyō, ja:大辞林, ja:大辞泉, ja:松村明 Tags: archaic, formal, literary

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