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〜ようになる
you ni naru · come to (be able to) ~
〜ようになる describes a change over time: 泳げるようになった, I've learned to swim. With a negative, 〜なくなる means no longer.
How to form it
| V-dictionary / potential + ようになる | 読めるようになる |
| V-ない → 〜なくなる | 食べなくなる |
How it is used
With the potential form it means learning to do something: 「日本語が話せるようになりました」.
With an ordinary verb it is a change in habit: 「毎朝走るようになりました」.
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- 漢字が読めるようになりました。I've become able to read kanji.
- 子どもは一人で寝るようになりました。Our child has started sleeping alone.
- 最近、野菜を食べるようになりました。I've started eating vegetables recently.
- 祖母は最近、あまり外に出なくなりました。My grandmother doesn't go out much any more.
Practice: 11 JLPT questions using 〜ようになる
（ ）に入る言葉を選びなさい。
I've worked part-time at a convenience store since last month. The register was hard at first, but now I can do it.
この 人は どうして やさいが 食べられるように なりましたか。
Why did the person become able to eat vegetables? → A friend's salad was delicious.
半年 あとで どう なりましたか。
When I was a child I couldn't swim. I was afraid of water. When I was eight, my father took me to the pool every Sunday. At first I only played where my feet touched the bottom. Six months later I could swim twenty metres. I still love swimming.
Q: What happened after six months? — They could swim twenty metres.
弟は ＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ ように なりました。
My younger brother has started doing his homework by himself every day.
（ ）に入る言葉を選びなさい。
I was terrible at mornings. Even with three alarm clocks I couldn't get up. But since I started keeping a dog, things have changed. The dog wakes me at six every morning, so now I can get up early.
日本語が 話せる （ ）、もっと 練習しなければ ならない。
In order to become able to speak Japanese, I have to practise more.
（ ）に入る言葉を選びなさい。
At first I couldn't play at all. But because I practiced every day, now I can play simple pieces.
この 人は なぜ 日本語を べんきょうして いますか。
Why is this person studying Japanese? → To understand the words in anime.
日本語が ＿＿＿ ＿＿＿ ★ ＿＿＿ 練習しています。
I practise every day in order to become able to speak Japanese.
この 人は 引っ越して 何が いちばん よかったと 言って いますか。
What was the best part of moving, per this person? → Being able to sleep in in the morning.
日本に来た ＿＿＿ ＿＿＿ ★ ＿＿＿ なりました。
By around the time I had just come to Japan, I had become able to eat it.