For example, what makes 相手になる different from 相手にする. I know that 「～になる」 is to be/become something, and 「～をする」 is to do something, but what does each imply when used?
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(The 相手 in 相手になる is the subject, and the 相手 in 相手にする is the object... as you might know...) Are you asking about 「～"に"する」 or 「～"を"する」？Because the 相手 in 相手にする and 相手をする are not the same person. – user1016 Feb 11 '13 at 0:33
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@Chocolate: this is an ill-chosen example I think. The question seems to be about adverbs so I used a different adverb in my answer. – user18597 Feb 11 '13 at 0:33
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2Oh.. I think 相手に isn't an adverb but.. is 暖かく an adverb? – user1016 Feb 11 '13 at 0:40
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3By "The 相手 in 相手になる is the subject, and the 相手 in 相手にする is the object", I meant to say-- "In 'AがBの相手になる', A becomes the 相手. In 'AがBを相手にする', B becomes the 相手." (And, in 'AがBの相手をする' A becomes the 相手.) Here, になる is like "to become~", and をする is like "to play a role as~" and にする is like "to make~" – user1016 Feb 11 '13 at 0:53
Suru is active and implies somebody does something, but naru is passive and implies something happens. For example:
暖かくする / atatakaku suru = make it warm
暖かくなる / atatakaku naru = get warm.
