Meaning & usage
ようになる after a verb in the potential form expresses gradually becoming able to do something through practice, growth, or changed circumstances. It follows forms like 読めるようになる or できるようになる, and なる itself conjugates for tense and desire, as in なった, なってきた, or なりたい. Do not use the dictionary form here when you mean acquired ability, and do not confuse this pattern with permission.
Example sentences 4
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日本語を読めるようになりたいです。
I want to be able to read Japanese.
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うちの子、しゃべれるようになってきたの。
Our baby is learning to speak.
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トラクターに乗れるようになりたいんだ。
I want to learn how to drive a tractor.
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心が読めるようになりたかったんだ。
I wanted to be able to read minds.
In past JLPT papers
This came up in 4 past exam questions.
