Japanese grammar · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 2
〜くなります／になります~ku narimasu/~ni narimasu
change into a new state
Use 「〜くなります」 with い-adjectives and 「〜になります」 with な-adjectives to describe a change of state.
How it works
The same park changes from bright to dark. 「なります」 expresses a change of state.
For an い-adjective, remove the final 「い」 and add 「くなります」, as in 「暗くなります」.
The hot spring goes from untidy to clean and beautiful. The adjective describes the state after the change.
For a な-adjective, simply add 「になります」, as in 「にぎやかになります」.
「暗いです」 says it is dark now; 「暗くなります」 says it will get dark, emphasizing the change.
Although 「きれい」 in the example ends in 「い」, it is a な-adjective, so it takes 「に」.
Example sentences
- 寒くsamukuなります。narimasu暗くkurakuなります。narimasu
It will get cold. It will get dark.
- きれいにkireiniなります。narimasu
It will become beautiful.
In a conversation
- Aスポーツセンターはどうなりますか。
A: What will happen to the sports center?
- Bにぎやかになります。
B: It will become lively.
- A
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
The hot spring will become clean.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
北京の冬は寒 。
Winter in Beijing will become cold.
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