〜くなる / 〜になる
N5ku naru / ni naru
become; get; turn
Formation
i-Adj-ku + なる / na-Adj + になる / Noun + になる
Chinese meanings
变得;成为
Chinese formation
い形容词词干+くなる/な形容词或名词+になる
Chinese usage
表示状态发生变化或成为某种身份。
Chinese notes
いい的变化形式为よくなる。
Examples
- あたたかくなりましたね。It's gotten warmer, hasn't it?天气变暖了呢。
- 部屋がきれいになりました。The room has become clean.房间变干净了。
- 兄は来年、医者になります。My older brother will become a doctor next year.哥哥明年要成为医生。
Notes
いい becomes よくなる. Often used in the past to describe a change that has happened: 大きくなりました.
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Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ku-naru-ni-naru');
{
"id": "ku-naru-ni-naru",
"pattern": "〜くなる / 〜になる",
"romaji": "ku naru / ni naru",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "become; get; turn",
"formation": "i-Adj-ku + なる / na-Adj + になる / Noun + になる",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "あたたかくなりましたね。",
"en": "It's gotten warmer, hasn't it?"
},
{
"ja": "部屋がきれいになりました。",
"furigana": "{部屋|へや}がきれいになりました。",
"en": "The room has become clean."
},
{
"ja": "兄は来年、医者になります。",
"furigana": "{兄|あに}は{来年|らいねん}、{医者|いしゃ}になります。",
"en": "My older brother will become a doctor next year."
}
],
"tags": [
"change"
],
"notes": "いい becomes よくなる. Often used in the past to describe a change that has happened: 大きくなりました.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "d7965aaa1823dfeef2197ecd087784cf2120a873cfcfa894fc0e4156f209a9c2",
"meanings": [
"变得",
"成为"
],
"formation": "い形容词词干+くなる/な形容词或名词+になる",
"explanation": "表示状态发生变化或成为某种身份。",
"notes": "いい的变化形式为よくなる。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "あたたかくなりましたね。",
"zh": "天气变暖了呢。"
},
{
"ja": "部屋がきれいになりました。",
"zh": "房间变干净了。"
},
{
"ja": "兄は来年、医者になります。",
"zh": "哥哥明年要成为医生。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#ku-naru-ni-naru",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "333be75648ff9e6bd1d1eb1ff41333ac0579ee3da50846523fc6ff28cc70db1d"
}
}