Meaning & usage
方をする describes acting in a particular manner or style, often to comment on or criticize how someone speaks, thinks, or behaves. It attaches to the masu-stem of a verb to form a noun of manner, as in 話し方をする, 言い方をする, or 考え方をする. It is common in evaluations and complaints, including prohibitions like そんな言い方をするな, where the focus is on manner rather than content.
Example sentences 4
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彼は何でも知っているかのような話し方をする。
He talks as if he knew everything.
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そんな言い方をするなよ。
Don't put it that way.
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その子供はまるで大人であるかのような話し方をする。
That child talks as if he were an adult.
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二度とそんな口の利き方をするな！
Don't ever speak to me like that!
