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Lesson 15: 〜になる・くなる

Usage 1:

①i-Adj: change い to く and add なる in the end
②na-Adj + になる
③Noun + になる

Meaning of Usage 1:

「〜になる・くなる」is used to express the result of change.

Example Sentences of Usage 1:

彼かれは医い者しゃになった。
He became a doctor.

アニメが好すきになりました。
I came to like anime.

彼女かのじょはかわいくなった。
She became cute.

水みずは氷こおりになりました。
The water turned into ice.

痛いたみがなくなった。
The pain has gone.

彼かれは有名ゆうめいな俳優はいゆうになりました。
He became a famous actor.

Usage 2:

Dictionary Form of Verb + こと + になる

Meaning of Usage 2:

「〜になる」is used to express that you have decided to do something because of some reasons. (Sometimes you don’t like it but you have to make this decision.)

Example Sentences of Usage 2:

今こん度ど国くにに帰かえることになった。
I have decided to come back to my country this time.

友人ゆうじんの結婚式けっこんしきにアカペラで歌うたうことになりました。
I’m going to be singing a cappella at a friend’s wedding ceremony.

昨日きのうトムに告白こくはくされて、付つき合あうことになった。
Tom confessed his love to me yesterday and we have started dating.

経営者けいえいしゃは会社かいしゃの代だい理りとして一いっ週しゅう間かんに一回いっかい海外かいがいへ出張しゅっちょうすることになりました。
It was decided that the manager, as the company’s representative, would go overseas on business trips once a week.

私わたしは学祭がくさいの片かた付づけの際さいに学校がっこうの鍵かぎを紛失ふんしつして始し末まつ書しょを書かくことになった。
I lost a school key when I was cleaning up after the school festival and I was then required to write an apology letter.

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5 thoughts on “Lesson 15: 〜になる・くなる”

  1. RyenL39 says:

    Forms of なる? Past tense, future tense etc.

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    1. yurichan4 says:

      It is a -ru verb.
      Past tense: なりました　or short form: なった
      Future tense would be the same as present tense: なります or short form なる
      Te- form: なって
      Potential form: なれる

      I hope this helps!

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  2. RyenL39 says:

    Thanks!

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  3. Uttol says:

    What’s the difference between になる and 決める? Does it have to do with how the sentence is built or are those used in different contexts?

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      Marshall says:

      決める：you decide something on your own
      になる：you have to make the decision because of some reasons.（sometimes you don’t want to do it）

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