JLPT N5 grammar

い形容詞くなる

い形容詞くなる means become ... (i-adjective change). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Change the final い of an i-adjective to く and add なる to show a change of state. It can describe changes in weather, price, size, feeling, and more.

Japanese sources describe it as 「い形容詞の変化」.

い形容詞くなる examples

今日は寒くなりました。

It got cold today.

このかばんは重くなりました。

This bag became heavy.

い形容詞くなる exercises

Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.

  1. 今日は( )なりました。

    • 寒く ✓
    • 寒い
    • 寒いに
    • 寒いで

    It got cold today.

  2. このかばんは( )なりました。

    • 重く ✓
    • 重い
    • 重いに
    • 重いで

    This bag became heavy.

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