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Beginning Japanese Phrases #203: ~になる (to become, to turn into)

Episode 203 Published 2 months, 1 week ago
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Today's podcast covers:

~になる — to become, to turn into

This grammar pattern attaches to nouns and adjectives to express a change of state or transformation.

Example: 来年、私は二十歳になります。
Next year, I will turn twenty years old.

Vocabulary:

  • 来年 — next year
  • 私は — I (topic marker)
  • 二十歳に — twenty years old (target of change)
  • なります — will become (polite form)

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