様(よう)になるTo reach the point that, To come to be that, To turn into

使い方・接続

Verb［できる］⁽¹⁾ + ように + なる

⁽¹⁾ Verb［ない］、Verb［る］

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「ようになる」の情報

When combined with the particle に, and the う-Verb なる, よう expresses that a particular action has reached the point of being completed/able to be completed. Because of this, ようになる is regularly translated as 'to reach the point that (A)', or 'to turn into (A)'.

To use ようになる, it will need to be added to the plain-potential, non-past form of a verb.

Caution

When using this grammar construction, we will need to remember that する does not have a potential form. Therefore, できる will be used with words that usually act as する verbs.

However, ようになる is not limited to being used in affirmative sentences, and may also be used after a verb with ない. This shows that something has reached the point of 'not' being able to be completed.

例文

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ちゃんと英語(えいご)を勉強(べんきょう)すれば、話(はな)せるようになる。

If you study English diligently, then you will reach a point where you can speak it.

泳(およ)げるようになった。

I reached the point that I was able to swim.

理解(りかい)出来(でき)るようになった。

I reached the point that I could understand.

料理(りょうり)ができるようになりたい。

I want to reach a point where I can cook.

１００(ひゃく)メートルを１０(じゅう)秒(びょう)で走(はし)れるようになった。

I reached the point that I could run 100 meters in 10 seconds.

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オンライン
- ~ようになる
  AdamMil
- All uses of ように listed and explained
  BriefJapanese
- Incredibly Detailed Breakdown
  Learn Japanese Adventure
- Using 「なる」 and 「する」 with verbs
  Tae Kim

オフライン
- [AIAIJ] An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese
  Page 13
- [DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
  Page 559
- Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
  Page 131
- Tobira
  Page 46
- みんなの日本語 II
  Page 72 [CH 36]
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「ようになる」に関する文法ディスカッション

最近の返信 (合計10件)

Pushindawood
to reach the point that
Structure
- Verb + よう・に・なる
- Verb[ ない ] + よう・に・なる
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ArsDiaboli
どんどん日本語を聞き取れるようになってきた。
Shouldn’t this example use が instead of を, since. the verb is in potential form?
mrnoone

ArsDiaboli:

どんどん日本語を聞き取れるようになってきた。
Shouldn’t this example use が instead of を, since. the verb is in potential form?

Hey

Either can be used with potential forms, though が is MUCH more common and considered more natural, so I have replaced it to が

PS
(Exception is できる which is only used with が like ゲームをする →ゲームができる)

Cheers!
kipufogogaz
Hello, @Pushindawood !

I’ve been searching for a grammar point regarding the Verb[negative tense]+なる, however, since I couldn’t find it directly this ようになる grammar point is the most closely related one that I found.
One of the sources listed contains one such example sentence (http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/surunaru#Using_and_with_verbs):
地下に入って、富士山が見えなくなった。
After going underground, Fuji-san became not visible.

However there isn’t any additional explanation why instead of this phrase:
見えないようになった
this one is used:
見えなくなった
What is the difference in usage (apart from the obvious absence of ように) between these two?

Is this「なくなる」construction listed below a certain grammar point and I just couldn’t find it?

I’ve found this source as well:
Pushindawood
@kipufogogaz Hey! Thank you for your question. Currently, Bunpro does not have a dedicated grammar point for the なくなる construction. The closest thing that you might be able to find is になる/くなる, which uses a similar conjugation pattern to なくなる for い-adjectives.

見えないようになった
this one is used:
見えなくなった
What is the difference in usage?

見えないようになった more literally means “it became such a way that I was unable to see it.” While this sounds a bit strange in English, ように focuses on the “in a such a way” and softens the delivery of the sentence.

見えなくなった simply means “became unable to see.”

なくなる is a good grammar point to add to the list of possible future additions to the site. Cheers!
Talos
Is there any other grammar point that covers the usage of ようになる with the dictionary form of the verb (rather than the potential form) as discussed in the Quartet textbook?
trig
This point is presented to me in N4 lesson 4. It seems to depend on the plain potential form which I haven’t studied yet; looks like I’ll get to that in lesson 8.

The “About” currently says:

To use ようになる, it will need to be added to the plain-potential, non-past form of a verb.

Clicking “potential” in that sentence gives a grammar-point popup that itself indicates that I haven’t studied it yet:
mdevapura
Yep, I just reached this point and am also a bit confused on the matter.
MikkaT
Yes, that is a bit confusing. I mean I just learn the the point from lesson 8 first i guess but it would be good if it would be rearranged in the bunpro N4 deck at least.
dharlequin
Is this example correct?
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私は何か決める時に、誰かに相談するようになった。
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The grammar point says that できる should be used instead of する, which doesn’t have a potential form
thflx
Hello!
I was quite confused as to how this grammar point is used since I haven’t learnt the potential form at this point. Not being able to find the potential form via the search (for some reason) only increased that confusion…
Is this intentional…?
I’ll probably go and learn the potential form first manually now, before doing this grammar point… but them being in this order seems kinda weird!

If this order really is intentional maybe it would be a good idea to add a note that more clearly mentions the other grammar point so one can at least have a quick look at it, since it’s required for this.