Japanese

になる

わだいになる
Meaning: to become a topic of conversation; to go viral
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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Example

The movie became a hot topic on SNS as soon as it was released.

Usage Notes

Used when something receives widespread attention and people are talking about it.

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