Aくなる／Aになる — Describes a change in quality or state | JLPT N5 grammar

Meaning

Describes a change in quality or state.

13 sentences

春はるになると暖かくあたたかくなる
It becomes warm in spring.
部屋へやがきれいになりました
The room became clean.
雨あめの後あと、川かわの水みずが冷たくつめたくなりました
After the rain, the river water became cold.
雨あめがやんやんで空そらが明るくあかるくなりました
The rain stopped and the sky became brighter.
練習れんしゅうして日本語にほんごが上手じょうずになりました
With practice my Japanese improved.
夜よるになると道みちが静かしずかになります
The street becomes quiet at night.
春はるになって花はなが多くおおくなりました
Spring came and there were more flowers.
妹いもうとは来年らいねん中学生ちゅうがくせいになります
My younger sister will become a junior high school student next year.

5 more examples

新しいあたらしい橋はしで町まちが便利べんりになりました
The new bridge made life in the town more convenient.
この服ふくは小さくちいさくなりました
These clothes have become too small.
少しすこし休んやすんで元気げんきになりました
I rested a little and felt better.
風かぜが強くつよくなってきました
The wind has started getting stronger.
掃除そうじしたら台所だいどころがきれいになりました
The kitchen became clean after I tidied it.

なる reports a change without saying who caused it: 静かになった (it became quiet). To say someone made it so, use する: 静かにした.

An i-adjective changes い to く before なる: 寒くなる, not 寒いになる. A na-adjective or noun takes に: きれいになる; いい → よくなる.

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

Sentence 1: 新しいあたらしい橋はしで町まちが便利べんりになりました This book is interesting.The new bridge made life in the town more convenient.The new footwear is not soft.
Sentence 2: 少しすこし休んやすんで元気げんきになりました It is not cold today.I rested a little and felt better.It is a red car.
Sentence 3: 掃除そうじしたら台所だいどころがきれいになりました The kitchen became clean after I tidied it.There is a large bookshop near the station.This bag is not expensive.

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