Vocab Info

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

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

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 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. 4.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
      5. 5.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
      6. 6.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
      7. 7.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
      8. 8.

        to play (the part of), to act as

        Usually written using kana alone
      9. 9.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
      10. 10.

        to be promoted

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

      1. 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

    All Forms

    成る 【なる】為る 【なる】

    Details

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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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