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(We will make the temperature constant.)
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(Let 1 dollar be Y360.)
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(We will make 1 dollar Y360.)
The choice of the particle ni indicates that the speaker causes the
change, whereas the choice of the particle to indicates that the speaker
simply assumes a certain state of the matter. So if the speaker cannot
make an assumption about something, the use of to is ungrammatical,
as shown in [3] and [4].
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(We make ice into water.)
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(The wizard will change a frog into a prince.)
11. To sureba /sum to can be contrasted with to nareba / naru to, with dif-
ference of meaning. The former expresses an assumption, but the latter
expresses a reality, as shown in [5] and [6] below:
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(If we can drive 500 miles per day, how many days will it
take to get there?)