godan verb (v5r, vi) · N5
なるnaru
to become
- to get
- to grow
- to turn
Remember it
Connect the sound to "narrow". Picture a narrow path becoming a new state in a scene for "to become" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | なる | なった | ならない | ならなかった |
Formal -masu base | なります | なりました | なりません | なりませんでした |
te-form
なって
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5