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成る

成る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Verb

成る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana なる, romaji naru)

  1. なる: become
     (わたし)先生 (せんせい)なります
    Watashi wa sensei ni narimasu.
    I will become a teacher.
    コーヒーが (つめ)たくなりました
    Kōhī ga tsumetaku narimashita.
    The coffee got cold.

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • This term is usually written in hiragana.
  • なる corresponds to the English verb "become". When a noun or an adjectival noun (na-adjective) precedes なる it is followed by .
     (くるま)になる
    kuruma ni naru
    become a car
    綺麗 (きれい)になる
    kirei ni naru
    become beautiful
  • When an adjective (i-adjective) precedes なる it appears in its - form.
     (やさ)しくなる
    yasashiku naru
    become kind

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9