~ku narimasu
Sorry, it’s being a while since the last lesson as I was busy helping my wife taking care of my twin babies.
Today, I will cover “~ku narimasu” which means “become something”.
Example
Enpitsu ga nagai desu + Mijikaku shimasu = Mijikaku narimashita
Long pencil + Shorten it = Became Shorter
For adjective ends with “i”, “ku narimasu” should be used otherwise “ni narimasu” shall be used. For example :
Byōki >> Genki = Genki ni narimashita
Sick >> Fine / Well = Became well
Fuyu >> Haru = Haru ni narimashita
Winter >> Spring = Became (Changed) to Spring
Other Usage
I have already became 20 years old – Mō 20 sai ni narimashita
Still haven’t reach 20 years old – Mada 20 sai ni wa narimasen
As usual, for negative answer “ni wa” should be used instead of “ni”. For the ~ku narimasu, ~ku arimasen shall be used.
April 19th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
I was just looking for the definition of “okiku narimashita” (lesson 16 of unit II of Pimsleur Japanese). This is the third time in two days that I found an explanation involving Pimsleur lessons in your postings.
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April 19th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Fluzam
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January 17th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
hajimemashite
November 13th, 2011 at 5:00 am
please, what is the meaning of “öku henkö ni narimasu”
November 13th, 2011 at 5:01 am
please, what is tha meaning of “öku no henkö ni narimasu”
August 23rd, 2013 at 5:03 am
Je tiens à faire remarquer que le verbe naru(devenir) se met quasiment toujours avec “ni” et “ku”
September 23rd, 2020 at 8:15 am
Sora ga aokunarimasu – is this sentence correct?