JLPT N4 Grammar

JLPT N4 Grammar 文法 -you ni naru 〜ようになる ‘to come to point that’ ‘to start to’ ‘to become able to’

JLPT N4 you ni naru Grammar

‘-you ni naru’ shows a change in the status.

So it means,
‘to come to the point that..’
‘to start to.. (as a habit)’ (with dictionary form)
‘to become able to’ (with potential form) 

It also means ‘to turn out..’ (with ない-form with +くなる sentence ), be careful!

How to form with -you ni naru ~ようになる - 接続

verb dictionary form

~ようになる

verb potential form (only short form in the present tense, 行ける,行けない)

verb ない-form

verb ない-form

~くなる

Some examples - 例文

努力のかいあってか、去年まで解けなかった数学の練習問題が解けるようになった📝
Doryoku no kai atte ka, kyonen made tokenakatta suugaku no renshuumondai ga tokeru you ni natta.
It’s my worth effort, I can now solve math exercises that I couldn’t solve until last year!

数十年前から古代ギリシャ語の勉強をしている。今では古代ギリシャ語で哲学書が読めるようになった
Suu jyuu nen mae kara kodai girisha-go no benkyou wo shiteiru. Ima dewa kodai girisha-go de tetsugaku-sho ga yomeru you ni natta.
For several decades, I’ve been studying ancient Greek. Now I can read their philosophy books in ancient Greek.

どれぐらい勉強すれば日本語が流暢に話せるようになりますか
Dore gurai benkyou sure ba nihongo ga ryuuchou ni hanaseru you ni nari masu ka.
How long do I need to study to be fluent in Japanese?

趣味で始めたタンゴですが、大会に参加できるようになりました💃🏻
Shumi de hajimeta ta tango desu ga, taikai ni sanka dekiru you ni nari mashita.
I started tango as a hobby, but now I can even participate in competitions.

日本人の友人にお好み焼きの作り方を教わったので簡単に作れるようになった
Nihonjin no yuujin ni okonomiyaki no tsukurikata wo osowatta node kantan ni tsukureru you ni natta.
My friend from Japan taught me how to make Okonomiyaki, now I can make it easier.

健康に良いし満腹感もあるので、玄米を食べるようになりました
Kenkou ni ii shi manpuku-kan mo aru node, genmai wo taberu you ni nari mashita.
I’ve started eating brown rice since it’s good for health and it makes me feel full.

最近の日本人は気軽に着物を着なくなり、残念に思う。
Saikin no nihonjin wa kigaru ni kimono wo kinaku nari, zannen ni omou.
It’s a pity that Japanese people nowadays don’t wear kimono so casually anymore.

早く上手に油絵が描けるようになるのが私の目標です。🎨
Hayaku jyouzu ni abura-e ga kakeru you ni naru no ga watashi no mokuhyou desu.
It’s my goal to be able to draw good oil paintings soon.

あの選手は去年の地方大会で負けて以来、技に磨きをかけるようになりました🚴🏻‍♂️
Ano senshu wa kyonen no chihou taikai de makete irai, waza ni migaki wo kakeru you ni narimashita. 
Since that player lost at the regional tournament last year, he has been working to improve his skills.

織田信長は全国統一を夢見るあまり、権力を振るうようになった
Oda Nobunaga wa zenkoku touitsu wo yume miru amari, kenryoku wo furuu you ni natta.
The dream of national unification has lead Oda Nobunaga to exercise his power.

初めて日本語の文章が分かるようになったときのことを覚えていますか📚
Hajimete nihongo no bunshou ga wakaru you ni natta toki no koto wo oboete imasu ka. 
Do you remember the first time when you were able to get Japanese texts?

2020 年のパンデミック以来、人々は海外旅行に行くのを控えるようになりました
Nisen nijyuu-nen no pandemikku irai, hitobito wa kaigai ryokou ni iku no wo hikaeru you ni narimashita.
Since the pandemic in 2020, people have been refraining from traveling abroad.

友達に誘われて行ったヨガのクラスがとても気に入り、それ以来そのクラスに一緒に通うようになった🧘🏻‍♀️
Tomodachi ni sasowarete itta yoga no kurasu ga totemo ki ni iri, sore irai sono kurasu ni issho ni kayou you ni natta.
I really liked the Yoga class my friend asked me to join,  I’ve been going to the class with her since then.

今日は中学校の運動会の予定でしたが、大雨のせいで急遽行われなくなりました☔️
Kyou wa chuugakkou no undoukai no yotei deshita ga, ame no sei de kyuukyo okonawarenaku narimashita. 
It was supposed to be a school sports day at the junior high school today, but it was suddenly canceled due to the heavy rain.

Similar grammars - 似ている文法

 – koto ni naru, 〜ことになる (JLPT N4)
 – ni naru, 〜になる (JLPT N4)
 – you da, 〜ようだ (JLPT N4)
 – you to omou, 〜ようとおもう (JLPT N4)
 – you to suru, 〜ようとする (JLPT N4)
 – you ni suru, 〜ようにする(JLPT N4)
 – you ni iu, 〜ようにいう (JLPT N4)
 – you ni natte iru, 〜ようになっている(JLPT N3) 

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