Japanese

になる

びょうきになる
Meaning: to fall ill; to get sick
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

病
気
に
な
る

Example

If you overdo it, you'll get sick.

Usage Notes

An expression used when one's health deteriorates.

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