Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb

なるto become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be)

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of

      Usually written using kana alone, as ...からなる or ...よりなる
    4. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished

      Usually written using kana alone
    5. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      5.

      to change (into), to turn (into), to transform

      Usually written using kana alone
    6. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      6.

      to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do)

      Usually written using kana alone
    7. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      7.

      to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make

      Usually written using kana alone
    8. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      8.

      to play (the part of), to act as

      Usually written using kana alone
    9. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      9.

      to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as

      Usually written using kana alone
    10. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      10.

      to be promoted

      Shogi
    11. Auxiliary verb, う-verb (る)

      11.

      to do ...

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Usually written using kana alone, as お + masu stem + になる, or ご + noun + になる

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    成る 【なる】為る 【なる】

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    Examples

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      (むすめ)はパティシエになった

      My daughter became a patissier.

      • N5

      病気(びょうき)なる

      To get sick.

      • N5

      子供(こども):「(ぼく)は、消防(しょうぼう)()りたいです。」

      Child: 'I want to become a firefighter.'

      • N5

      子供(こども)(おや)に:「病気(びょうき)らないでください。」

      Child to their parents: 'Please don't get sick.'

      • N5

      医者(いしゃ)りたいのなら、沢山(たくさん)勉強(べんきょう)をしましょう。

      If you want to become a doctor, let's study a lot.

      • N4
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