ようになる
Youninaru
Usually written in kana.
様になる (Youninaru) is a Japanese expression meaning “to reach the point where ..., to come to ..., to come to be that ..., to start to ...”.
Meanings
- expression, godan verbto reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...after a verb
Examples
彼は泳げるようになった。
He learned to swim.
彼らは愛し合うようになった。
They came to love each other.
彼はジャズを聴くようになった。
He came to listen to jazz.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).