～ようになった
〜you ni natta
JLPT N3 Neutral
Formation
Verb-casual + ようになった
Express an event or state that became possible; 'became able to', 'started to', 'now can'.
When to use
ようになった: the change is complete now (読めるようになった).
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
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He became able to cook.
Kare wa ryouri wo tsukuru you ni natta.
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That child started to be able to read.
Sono ko wa yomeru you ni natta.
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The meeting started to be held once a week.
Kaigi wa shuu ni ichido kaisai sareru you ni natta.
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I became able to understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakaru you ni natta.
Effort And Change (Try To / Come To)
Corpus examples (60)
人間は環境に適応し、ある点では環境を形成することが出来るようになった。
Man learned to adjust to, and in some ways to shape, his environment.
文字、伝書鳩、電信、その他多くの方法で、情報はますます速く人から人へと伝えられるようになった。
Written words, carrier pigeons, the telegraph, and many other devices carried ideas faster and faster from man to man.
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From that time on, they came to love each other.
その時以来、彼は自分を虐待するものに対して尽きる事のない憎しみを感じるようになった。
From that moment on, he felt undying hatred for his oppressors.
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The experience prejudiced her in favor of the Democratic Party.
「ハナミズキ」は、1915年アメリカ合衆国ワシントンD.C.から苗木が贈られ日本で植栽されるようになった。
In 1915, the flowering dogwood had its seedlings imported from Washington D.C, USA, and is now grown in Japan.
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He gradually came to love his father.
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At first he hated her but gradually came to love her.
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In time, Tom came to love her.
フォークやはしは、熱い食べ物を容易に扱うことができるために、一般に用いられるようになった。
Forks and chopsticks became popular because they could easily handle hot food.
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Since our argument, Tom has kept his distance.
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He came to be known as a great novelist.
留学中に、英語で自分の意見をはっきりと伝えることができるようになった。
During my abroad study, I became able to express my opinions clearly in English.
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Recently he has come to realize the significance of married life.
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He came to see me in a different light.
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He became known as a doctor.
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He says his son can count up to 100 now.
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This style of hairdressing first appeared in the early 19th century.
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Tom became interested in snowboarding when he was about twelve.
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Tom became interested in snowboarding when he was about twelve.
新しい機器のおかげで、その仕事を１時間で負えられるようになった。
The new equipment enabled us to finish the work in an hour.
最近では、オンラインで勉強することが一般的になり、自分のペースで学習できるようになった。
Studying online has become common these days, allowing people to learn at their own pace.
トムは1歳で三輪車に、2歳で自転車に、そして3歳で一輪車に乗れるようになった。
Tom was able to ride a tricycle at 1, a bicycle at 2 and a unicycle at 3.
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His failure led him to drink every night.
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People came to drink orange juice more and more.