Structure
Noun + 化(する)
Noun + 化 + する(1) + Noun
(1) した、の
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About 化する
化 by itself is a suffix in Japanese which means 'to change', or 'to transform'. When paired with する, it means 'to transform into (A)', where (A) is the noun that 化 is connected to. This structure is regularly translated as '~ification', or '~ization', and similar suffixes in English.
When the する is connected to another noun, it may occasionally appear as した, or with の attached to the end of it. This will indicate that there is a relationship between (B) and (A).
However, in formal/scientific writing, the する (and の) may sometimes be dropped.
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それは単純化した英語のように見える。
It appears to be simplified English.
(change/transform into)
20世紀には経済成長の原因の一つは自動化だと考えられている。
It is considered that automation is one of the sources of economic growth in the 20th century.
(change/transform into)
お父さん、アプリはこうやって最小化するの。
Dad, you minimize apps like this.
(change/transform into)
その新たなタイプの電池が商品化する計画があると言われている。
It is said that there are already plans to commercialize that new type of battery.
(change/transform into)
プラスチックを液化する方法はエネルギ産業を一変させるかもしれない。
The plastic liquefaction method might revolutionize the energy industry.
(change/transform into)
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化する – Grammar Discussion
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cytsunny
BoxerDanc
It’s in N4 but the sentences are hella complicated. Not even a single easier one. Gimme a break
BoxerDanc
Sorry, I see it’s been ages since your question.
Looks like they need you to input する in the passive form, which is される (is done). And combine it with another grammar point N4 Lesson 2: 6/17 始める.
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