N5 grammar

〜くなる

kunaru

Becoming, with i-adjectives

Formation

くなる describes a change: it got colder, prices went up. The adjective takes its く form and なる carries the tense. Nobody has to be responsible for the change; it simply happened.

Examples

〜くなる is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

  1. It is getting colder and colder day by day.

  2. These bananas went bad.

  3. The wind grew stronger and stronger.

  4. It's getting cooler, particularly in the mornings and evenings.

  5. Day by day he seemed to get better.

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