Verb ようになる
〜you ni naru
JLPT N4 Neutral
Formation
Verb-dictionary/potential form + ようになる
Express a change in ability, situation or state; 'become able to', 'come to', 'begin to'.
When to use
ようになる: come to, become able (泳げるようになる). A change that happens.
Explanation
The ようになる grammar implies a change or development involving new abilities, situations or states. It can be translated into English as 'become able to', 'come to' or 'begin to'. This grammar is often used when talking about a skill that has been acquired or a change in habit or situation over time.
Example sentences
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I have become able to speak Japanese.
Nihongo ga hanaseru you ni narimashita.
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Recently, I have come to go to bed early.
Saikin, hayaku neru you ni natta.
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He has become able to play the piano.
Kare wa piano wo hikeru you ni narimashita.
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Since I started this job, I've begun to feel busy every day.
Kono shigoto o hajimete kara, mainichi isogashii to kanjiru you ni narimashita.
Effort And Change (Try To / Come To)
Corpus examples (60)
学校を終え、お金を取るようになるまで待たなくてはなりません。
I will have to wait till I finish schooling and start earning money.
彼が結局足をまた使えるようになる可能性は、もしかするとあるかも知れない。
It's just possible that he'll eventually recover the use of his legs.
独り立ちする能力がだんだん増すにつれて賢明に行動することが出来るようになるために、視野を広げなさい。
Broaden your horizon so that as you become more and more able to take care of yourself you will move intelligently.
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You'll be able to drive a car in a few days.
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If science makes progress, we'll be able to solve such problems.
水やガス、電気が欲しい時に簡単に手に入るように、映像や音楽も手を軽く動かすだけで点けたり消したり出来るようになるだろう。
Just as water, gas, and electricity are brought into our houses from far off to satisfy our needs in response to a minimal effort, so we shall be supplied with visual or auditory images, which will appear and disappear at a simple movement of the hand, hardly more than a sign.
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Memorize this paragraph until you can say it fluently.
やがて、動物の肉を食べることは人肉を食べるのと同じようにひどいと見られるようになるだろう。
In due course, eating meat will be considered as horrible as eating human flesh.
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You'll learn how to do it sooner or later.
近い将来、テレビ電話でお互いに意志疎通ができるようになるだろう。
Before long, we'll be able to communicate with each other by T.V. telephone.
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The TV telephone will come into popular use soon.
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In another six months you will be able to speak German fluently.
離れることで全体が見渡せるようになり、今度はそれで、ある程度のパターン認識ができるようになるのである。
Detachment provides perspective, which in turn permits a certain amount of pattern recognition.
一生懸命練習すれば、もっと上手くフランス語を話せるようになるよ。
You'll be able to speak French better if you practice hard.
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You'll soon be able to speak French.
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She will be able to swim in a week.
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Developing political awareness takes time.
発明や科学技術のために古い語が新しい意味をとるようになる場合が多い。
Old words often take on new meanings because of inventions and technology.
家の言葉が友達の言葉と違う場合、大抵子供は友達の言葉を上手に話せるようになるんです。
When children speak a different language at home than with their friends, they usually become more proficient at the language they speak with friends.
２０３０年までには、全人口の２１パーセントが６５歳を越すようになる。
By 2030, twenty-one percent of its population will be over sixty-five.
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He was laid off until there was more work to do.
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He will be up and about in a week.
一生懸命練習すれば英語がもっとうまく話せるようになるだろう。
You'll be able to speak English better if you practice hard.
しかし一定期間がたてば、全額お支払いできるようになると考えております。
We believe, however, that over a period of time, we will be able to make remittance in full settlement.
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Some babies learn to swim even before they are one year old.