Lesson8:～く/になる /～ku/ni naru/to become something
Audio
Dialog
男：最近暖かくなりましたね。
女：もう春ですからね。
男：サクラももうすぐ咲きますね。
女：一緒にお花見にいきましょう。
男：はい。
M:Saikin atatakaku narimashita ne.
F:Mou haru desu kara ne.
M:Sakura mo mousugu sakimasu ne.
F:Issho ni ohanami ni ikimashou.
M:Hai.
M:It is getting warm recently, isn’t it?
F:Spring is coming soon.
M:The cherry blossom will bloom soon.
F:Let’s go for Cherry-blossom viewing togeter.
M:Yes.
Grammar explaination
You can use ～く/になる when you want to say “become adj.”
■The patterns is below:
adjective + ku/ni naru – become adj
i-adj : takai – taka ku naru
na-adj: kirei na – kirei ni naru
It means to become (smart/tall/etc.).
Example sentences
最近寒くなりました。saikin samu ku narimashita.
it gets colder recently.
僕の日本語は上手になりました。Boku no nihongo wa jozu ni narimashita.
My japanese has become better.
あの女性はきれいになった。Ano josei wa kireini natta.
That woman became beautiful.
Vocabularies
春 haru(spring)
サクラ sakura（cherry blossom)
お花見 ohanami（Cherry-blossom viewing)
Keep up with your studies!