日: 2026年8月19日

Do you remember how to use the intransitive verb for change, “Naru/Narimasu”? When the situation after the change is described with an I-adjective, a Na-adjective, and a Noun, sentences that express a change has happened are as follows;

– [Subject] wa [Stem of I-adjective] + ku Nari mashita.

– [Subject] wa [Stem of Na-adjective] + ni Nari mashita.

– [Subject] wa [Noun]+ ni Nari mashita.

Examples of these constructions are as below;

– Soto wa Kuraku Nari mashita. (The outside has got dark.)  — I-adjective

– Machi wa Shizukani Nari mashita. (The town has turned to be quiet.) — Na-adjective

– Satou-san wa Kaishain ni Nari mashita. (Sato-san became a company employee.) — Noun

Then, can we make a sentence of “Nari mashita” with a verb?  The answer is yes, and usually the verb in a such “Nari mashita” sentence takes potential form, or the verb has already had a meaning of potentiality. It is just like yesterday’s V1.

<Sorry, today too, I cannot finish writing the post>

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This post was written with reference to the exercise A2 on Section36 of “Minna no Nihongo (2nd Edition)” published by “3A Corporation”