な-Adjective に なります
na-Adjective ni narimasu
JLPT N5 Neutral
Formation
な-Adjective (remove な) + に + なります
Express a change or transformation into a state described by the な-adjective.
When to use
になる: it becomes so, by itself or over time (元気になる). にする: you make it so.
Explanation
The な-Adjective + に + なります grammar point is used to express a change or transformation into the state described by the な-adjective. It translates to 'become' or 'turn into' along with the meaning of the な-adjective.
Example sentences
Change (Become / Make / Decide On)
- い-Adjective く しますi-Adjective ku shimasuN5Use an い-adjective to express 'to make' or 'to become'.
- い-Adjective く する/なるi-Adjective kusuru/naruN4Express a change happening or making something change.
- な-Adjective に しますna-Adjective ni shimasuN5Expressing a decision or preference with a な-adjective.
- な-adjective に する/なるN4Used to indicate change or decision; 'to become' or 'to…
- Noun に しますNoun ni shimasuN5Express a choice or decision; 'choose', 'decide on'.
- Noun に なりますNoun ni narimasuN5Expresses change or becoming something; 'to become', 'to…
Corpus examples (60)
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If you make your own clothes, it will save you money.
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"What are you going to do with the money?", asked the policeman.
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Do you want to use mine?
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If you make your own clothes, it will save you money.
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The unemployed always wind up at the bottom of the heap.
従業員に対する新コンピューター・システム研修があなたの仕事になります。
Your task will be to train the employees on the new computer system.
ドイツ人にカンマについて尋ねられると、いつも疑心暗鬼になります。
I'm always suspicious when a German asks for a comma.
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Does anyone in your family speak French?
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The word "every" is treated as singular.
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I've been married for more than thirty years.
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I've known Tom for more than three years.
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What is 5814 rounded to the nearest thousand?
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What is 5814 rounded to the nearest thousand?
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That's very helpful.
スイスでは、モルモットを1頭だけ所有することは違法になります。
In Switzerland, it's illegal to own just one guinea pig.
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In Switzerland, it's illegal to own just one guinea pig.
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If you combine them in this way, you get a 14 port USB hub.
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When will you go on a journey?
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I will have lived here for ten years next month.
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It has been ten years since I saw her last.
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It is half a year since he went to Tokyo.
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It is ten years since I came to live in Shizuoka.
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We will have been married for ten years on this day next week.
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I will be seventeen next week.
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I will be fourteen years old tomorrow.