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なる (naru)

to become

  • JLPT N5
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 1
  • #20 most frequent

Meaning

なる (naru) is a JLPT N5 verb meaning “to become”.

Example sentences 11

彼かれは医者いしゃになりました。

He became a doctor.

冷静れいせいになれ!

Keep your hair on!

春はるになった。

Spring is here.

彼女かのじょは赤あかくなる。

She blushes.

Conjugation table

なる is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryなるnaru
Negativeならないnaranai
Pastなったnatta
Past negativeならなかったnaranakatta
Polite (ます)なりますnarimasu
Polite negativeなりませんnarimasen
Polite pastなりましたnarimashita
Polite past negativeなりませんでしたnarimasendeshita
Te-formなってnatte
Conditional (ば)なればnareba
Conditional (たら)なったらnattara
Potentialなれるnareru
Passiveなられるnarareru
Causativeならせるnaraseru
Causative-passiveならせられるnaraserareru
Volitionalなろうnarou
Volitional politeなりましょうnarimashou
Imperativeなれnare
Desire (たい)なりたいnaritai

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