JLPT N5 grammar

名詞・な形容詞になる

名詞・な形容詞になる means become ... (noun/na-adjective change). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Use に plus なる after a noun or na-adjective to show the result of a change. It is often used for changes in role, state, season, and similar ideas.

Japanese sources describe it as 「名詞・な形容詞の変化」.

名詞・な形容詞になる examples

来年、先生になります。

I will become a teacher next year.

母は元気になりました。

My mother got well.

名詞・な形容詞になる exercises

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

  1. 来年、先生( )なります。

    • に ✓
    • で
    • を
    • が

    I will become a teacher next year.

  2. 母は元気( )なりました。

    • に ✓
    • で
    • を
    • が

    My mother got well.

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