- 1. [v5r, vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain (uk)
- 2. [v5r, vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) (uk)
- 3. [v5r, vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of — as ...からなる or ...よりなる (uk)
- 4. [v5r, vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished (uk)
- 5. [v5r, vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (uk)
- 6. [v5r, vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) (uk)
- 7. [v5r, vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make (uk)
- 8. [v5r, vi] to play (the part of); to act as (uk)
- 9. [v5r, vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as (uk)
- 10. [v5r, vi] {shogi} to be promoted
- 11. [aux-v, v5r] to do ... — as お + -masu stem + になる, or ご + noun + になる (hon, uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)
| Dictionary form | なる | (naru) |
| Polite | なります | (narimasu) |
| Past, plain | なった | (natta) |
| Past, polite | なりました | (narimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ならない | (naranai) |
| Negative, polite | なりません | (narimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ならなかった | (naranakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | なりませんでした | (narimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | なって | (natte) |
| Potential | なれる | (nareru) |
| Volitional | なろう | (narou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | なれば | (nareba) |
| Passive | なられる | (narareru) |
| Causative | ならせる | (naraseru) |
| Imperative | なれ | (nare) |
Kanji in this word
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成
turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reachOn: セイ (sei)、 ジョウ (jou)Kun: な.る (na.ru)、 な.す (na.su)、 -な.す (-na.su)
Example Sentences
あなたがいなくなるととても寂しくなります。
When you go, I'll miss you very much.
1週間してそのニュースは本当になった。
The news turned out true in a week.
1チームは9人の選手から成る。
Nine players make up a team.