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, the following constructions can express that a change has happened;
– [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 Shizuka ni 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. Look at the following sentences;
1. Watashi wa Osashimi ga Taberareru youni Narimashita. (I have become able to eat raw fish.)
The sentence construction of this sentence will be;
– [Subject] wa [Verb clause]+ youni Nari mashita.
Look at the verbs in front of “youni” in the sentence 1. It is “Taberareu”, which is the potential form of “Taberu/Tabemasu”. Usually the verb in a such sentence of “youni Nari mashita” takes potential form, or the verb has already had a meaning of potentiality. It is just like yesterday’s V1.
2. Sensei ga Iu Nihongo ga Kanari Wakaru youni Nari mashita. (I have become able to understand quite a bit of the Japanese the teacher speaks.)
The verb “Wakaru” has already had a meaning of potentiality.
The example sentences 1 and 2 above have the subjects that are “Watashi(I)”. But things other than “Watashi(I)” can be subjects of today’s setences.
3. Sumaho de Nandemo Dekiru youni Nari mashita. (Anything has become able to be done on a smartphone.)
The subject is “Nandemo (Anything)”.
4. Basu de Koutsu’u Ka’ado ga Tsukaeru youni Nari mashita. (The public transport card has become able to be used in the bus.)
The subject is “Koutsu’u Ka’ado ga (The public transport card)”.
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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”
