Japanese

ようになる

ようになる
Meaning: to reach the point where; to come to be that
Part of Speech: Auxiliary verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

よ
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に
な
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Example sentences

I practiced Japanese every day and gradually became able to speak it.
社長が自ら進んで挨拶をすることで、上行下効、社員たちも互いに挨拶を交わすようになった。
As the president himself took the initiative to greet others, the employees followed suit and began to exchange greetings with one another as well.

Usage Notes

Expresses a change in state or the acquisition of a new ability.

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