Japanese

くなる

わるくなる
Meaning: to get worse; to deteriorate; to go bad
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 悪くなる 悪くならない
Polite 悪くなります 悪くなりません
Past 悪くなった 悪くならなかった
Polite + Past 悪くなりました 悪くなりませんでした
Te-form 悪くなって 悪くならなくて
Potential 悪くなれる 悪くなれない
Passive 悪くなられる 悪くなられない
Causative 悪くならせる 悪くならせない
Causative + Passive 悪くならされる 悪くならされない
Imperative 悪くなれ 悪くなるな

Handwriting

悪
く
な
る

Example sentences

The economy is getting worse, and the number of unemployed people is increasing.
景気が悪くなって、売り上げが落ち込んだ。
The economy worsened, and sales declined.

Usage Notes

Used for health, weather, economy, relationships, etc., indicating a decline in quality or condition.

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