～ようになった JLPT N3

〜you ni natta

Express an event or state that became possible; 'became able to', 'started to', 'now can'.

Formation

Verb-casual + ようになった

Explanation

The ～ようになった grammar point is used to express that an event, ability, or state has become possible or started to occur. It can be translated as 'became able to', 'started to', or 'now can' in English. Usually this is used with verbs in their dictionary or potential form (e.g., 食べられるようになった).

Example sentences

彼は料理を作るようになった。

He became able to cook.

Kare wa ryouri wo tsukuru you ni natta.
その子は読めるようになった。

That child started to be able to read.

Sono ko wa yomeru you ni natta.
会議は週に一度開催されるようになった。

The meeting started to be held once a week.

Kaigi wa shuu ni ichido kaisai sareru you ni natta.
日本語がわかるようになった。

I became able to understand Japanese.

Nihongo ga wakaru you ni natta.