JLPT N5 · Verb

なる (naru)

なる is a Japanese verb meaning “to become; to get”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なる
Romaji: naru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · as ...からなる or ...よりなる
to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

あなたがいなくなるととても寂しくなります。

When you go, I'll miss you very much.

Tatoeba #236891

１週間してそのニュースは本当になった。

The news turned out true in a week.

Tatoeba #235765

１チームは９人の選手から成る。

Nine players make up a team.

Tatoeba #235851

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of なる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	なる	なる naru
Polite (~masu)	なります	なります narimasu
Negative	ならない	ならない naranai
Polite negative	なりません	なりません narimasen
Past	なった	なった natta
Polite past	なりました	なりました narimashita
Negative past	ならなかった	ならなかった naranakatta
Te-form	なって	なって natte
Potential	なれる	なれる nareru
Passive	なられる	なられる narareru
Causative	ならせる	ならせる naraseru
Volitional	なろう	なろう narou
Imperative	なれ	なれ nare
Conditional (~ba)	なれば	なれば nareba

Source: JMdict entry 1375610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.