絶体絶命のピンチを、チーム一丸となって乗り越えた。
We overcame a desperate crisis by working together as a team.
Japanese
となる
となる
Meaning: to become, to turn into
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He became a famous writer.
新システムの肝となる技術を紹介する。
Introduce the technology that forms the core of the new system.
忠臣が仕えることで黄裳元吉となり、国は平和に包まれた。
By the service of a loyal subject, great fortune was brought about, and the country was enveloped in peace.
校則の細かな修正が矯枉過正となり、生徒の自主性を損なっている。
Detailed amendments to the school rules became an overcorrection, undermining the students' autonomy.
Usage Notes
となる is a formal way to say 'become' using the particle と plus なる. It's more formal than になる and often used in written Japanese or formal speech to indicate transformation or change of state.
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