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๐ŸŒธ Japanese Topic 126ไธญ็ดš๐ŸŒป Intermediate

ใ€œใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™

~ yล ni narimasu

To reach the point where... / To come to be able to...

๐ŸŒธ Describing a Change in State or Ability ๐ŸŒธ

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogue

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใงใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใŒ่ชญใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Saikin, Nihongo de nyลซsu ga yomeru yล ni narimashita.

Lately, I've reached the point where I can read the news in Japanese.

ใƒžใƒช๏ผšใ™ใ”ใ„ใงใ™ใญ๏ผๆผขๅญ—ใ‚‚ใŸใใ•ใ‚“่ฆšใˆใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ

Sugoi desu ne! Kanji mo takusan oboeta n desu ka?

That's amazing! Did you memorize a lot of Kanji too?

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใฏใ„ใ€‚ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใฆใ€ๆ›ธใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ‚‚ใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Hai. Mainichi renshลซ shite, kakeru yล ni mo narimashita.

Yes. I practiced every day and I've also become able to write them.

ใƒžใƒช๏ผš็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ๅŠชๅŠ›ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ไผš่ฉฑใฏใฉใ†ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ

Subarashii doryoku desu ne. Kaiwa wa dล desu ka?

Wonderful effort. How about conversation?

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšๅฐ‘ใ—ใšใคใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ใŒ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Sukoshizutsu, jibun no iken ga ieru yล ni narimashita.

Little by little, I've become able to say my own opinions.

ใƒžใƒช๏ผšใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚้ ‘ๅผตใ‚Œใฐใ€ใ‚‚ใฃใจไธŠๆ‰‹ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

Kore kara mo ganbareba, motto jลzu ni narimasu yo.

If you keep doing your best, you'll get even better.

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๐Ÿ“– Vocabulary

5 words
ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นnyลซsunews
ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹kakerucan write (potential form)
ใ„ใˆใ‚‹ierucan say (potential form)
ใ™ใ“ใ—ใšใคsukoshizutsulittle by little
ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ikenopinion
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โญ Key Sentence

V-dictionary/potential ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™

V-dictionary/potential yล ni narimasu

To reach the point where one can do something.

  • Pattern: V๏ผˆ่พžๆ›ธๅฝข/ๅฏ่ƒฝๅฝข๏ผ‰ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™
  • Meaning: Indicates a change in state or ability over time.
่‡ช่ปข่ปŠใซไน—ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Jitensha ni noreru yล ni narimashita.

I became able to ride a bicycle.

ๅˆบ่บซใŒ้ฃŸในใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Sashimi ga taberareru yล ni narimashita.

I have come to be able to eat sashimi.

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๐ŸŽ“ Explanation

The grammar ใ€Œใ€œใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€ is used to describe a gradual change from one state to another. It often follows the potential form of a verb to show that someone has acquired a new ability.

The structure is Verb (Dictionary Form) or Verb (Potential Form) followed by ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™.

It implies that the current situation is different from the past. For example, if you couldn't speak Japanese before but now you can, you use this expression.

Nihongo ga hanaseru yล ni narimashita
= 'I have become able to speak Japanese.'

Megane o kakenakute mo mieru yล ni narimashita
= 'I have reached the point where I can see without glasses.'

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๐Ÿ“ Quiz

Which sentence means 'I have become able to swim'?