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๐ŸŒธ Japanese Topic 135ไธญ็ดš๐ŸŒป Intermediate

ใ€œใใชใ‚‹๏ผใ€œใใ™ใ‚‹

~ku naru / ~ku suru

To become... / To make...

๐ŸŒธ Expressing Changes in State with I-Adjectives ๐ŸŒธ

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogue

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใ‚นใƒผใƒ—ใฎๅ‘ณใŒ่–„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅกฉใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Sลซpu no aji ga usui desu ne. Mล sukoshi shio o iremashล ka.

The soup tastes a bit weak. Shall I add a little more salt?

ใƒใƒŠ๏ผšใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆฟƒใใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Sล desu ne. Aji o koku shimashล.

You're right. Let's make the flavor stronger.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใ ใ„ใถ็พŽๅ‘ณใ—ใใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‚ˆ๏ผ

Daibu oishiku narimashita yo!

It has become quite delicious!

ใƒใƒŠ๏ผšใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚ๅค–ใŒๆš—ใใชใฃใฆใใพใ—ใŸใญใ€‚

Yokatta desu. Soto ga kuraku natte kimashita ne.

Good. It's started to get dark outside, hasn't it?

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผš้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‚’ๆ˜Žใ‚‹ใใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Heya o akaruku shimashล ka.

Shall I make the room brighter?

ใƒใƒŠ๏ผšใฏใ„ใ€ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚‚ๅคงใใใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

Hai, onegaishimasu. Terebi no oto mo ลkiku shite kudasai.

Yes, please. Also, please make the TV volume louder.

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๐Ÿ“– Vocabulary

5 words
ใ“ใ„koistrong (flavor) / dark (color)
ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„oishiidelicious
ใใ‚‰ใ„kuraidark
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ„akaruibright
ใŠใŠใใ„ลkiibig / loud
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โญ Key Sentence

ใ„ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉž๏ผˆใ€œใ๏ผ‰ใชใ‚‹๏ผใ™ใ‚‹

I-Adj (~ku) naru / suru

To become (adjective) / To make (adjective).

  • Pattern: ใ€œใใชใ‚‹ / ใ€œใใ™ใ‚‹
  • Meaning: Expresses a change in state (naru) or an intentional change (suru).
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใŒไธŠๆ‰‹ใใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Nihongo ga umaku narimashita.

My Japanese has become good.

้ซชใ‚’็Ÿญใใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Kami o mijikaku shimashita.

I made my hair short (I cut my hair).

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๐ŸŽ“ Explanation

To express change with I-adjectives, replace the final -i with -ku and add either ใชใ‚‹ or ใ™ใ‚‹.

Use ใชใ‚‹ (naru) when a change happens naturally or automatically ('to become').

Use ใ™ใ‚‹ (suru) when someone intentionally causes the change ('to make something...').

Samuku naru
= 'To become cold.'

Yasuku suru
= 'To make (something) cheaper.'

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๐Ÿ“ Quiz

Which sentence means 'Please make the room brighter'?