〜ようになります~you ni narimasu
You ni narimasu (〜ようになります) means “begin doing something habitually”.
Since coming to Japan, I have started cooking for myself.
Use 「〜ようになります」 when a behavior or habit changes so that you now do something you did not before.
In the course
How it works
Before, they bought meals; now, they often cook for themselves. Look at the picture: what has changed in their life?
This expresses a change in a habit or behavior: you did not do this before, but now you do.
Add 「ようになります」 to the dictionary form of a verb. Use 「する」 directly, not 「します」.
The change in the picture has already happened, so 「ようになりました」 describes the new habit they have now.
For cooking just once, you can say 「料理をしました」. Here, the focus is on starting a habit of cooking.
In the jogging example, 「ようになって」 links taking up jogging as a habit with the resulting improvement in health.
Example sentences
- 日本nipponにni来kiてteから、kara、自分jibunでde料理ryouriをoするsuruようになりました。youninarimashita。
Since coming to Japan, I have started cooking for myself.
In a conversation
- Aこの町に慣れましたか？
A: Have you gotten used to this town?
- Bはい、近所の人に自分から声を
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
You will start talking with local residents.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
日本に来てから、自分で料理を____（する）。
Since coming to Japan, I started cooking for myself.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜ようになりますbegin doing something habitually