ようになる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
1. to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
after a verb
Top 400
Composed of
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
Examples (87 in total)
I wanted to be able to read minds.
You'll soon be able to swim.
I want to be able to read Japanese.
I want to learn to play the guitar.
Can you learn to love me?
How did you come to believe that?
I want to be able to make something like this too.
I came to know him.
You should be able to walk in a few days.
You'll learn how to do it sooner or later.
How did you come to hear of it?
You will be able to ski well next year.
She came to live with her aunt.
From that time on, they came to love each other.
How old were you when you learned to ride a bicycle?
How did you learn to play the violin?
I want to be able to speak Russian fluently.
Developing political awareness takes time.
When and where did you come to know her?
When did you get to know the fact?
How did you come to know it?
It's been ten years since I came to live here.
I want to be able to read books faster.
I came to regret my mistake.
He gradually came to love his father.
He became known as a doctor.
You will be able to swim well next summer.
You will be able to speak English soon.
In a few days, the baby will be able to walk.
She managed to learn to drive a car.
It has been three years since I came to live here.
How long have you lived in Japan?
I came to know many university students.
Our baby is learning to speak.
She will be able to play the piano well.
She learned to ride a bicycle last year.
You will soon be able to speak English.
He learned to appreciate literature.
Someday we will be able to go on a voyage to Mars.
In time, Tom came to love her.
I want to learn how to use my new digital camera right away.
You must learn to see life as it is.
Most foreigners learn to like Japanese dishes.
The 21st century is going to be based on economic power.
I learned to tie my shoelaces by myself at the age of five.
When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?
We became Americanized after World War II.
How did she get such an idea into her head?
He took to drinking after his wife left him.
He says his son can count up to 100 now.
She slowly developed hatred toward me.
This book has become widely read in our country.
She will be able to swim in a week.
He did everything he could to get the prize.
This is how we've got to know each other.
He came to be known as a great novelist.
Life begins when you pay taxes.
He came to see me in a different light.
Peter fell in love with the girl.
Recently he has come to realize the significance of married life.
Gravity causes objects to have weight.
Some day you will come to realize the importance of saving.
Tom became interested in snowboarding when he was about twelve.
The man regained the use of his left arm.
It will not be long before man can travel to the moon.
It took him three months to learn to ride a bicycle.
I was determined to be able to speak many different languages.
It will soon be possible for us to go direct to New York by air.
You'll be able to speak French better if you practice hard.
Memorize this paragraph until you can say it fluently.
The more I studied psychology, the more interesting I found it.
In another six months you will be able to speak German fluently.
Maybe because of my age, I've started choosing bento with fewer fried foods.
My dream is to be fluent in Chinese.
This style of hairdressing first appeared in the early 19th century.
Some babies learn to swim even before they are one year old.
It was through his influence that she became interested in ecology.
Is the source of the erectile dysfunction of my husband the fact that he started drinking?
I learned to study and play like my Japanese friends.
The new equipment enabled us to finish the work in an hour.
After I began learning Japanese, I was eventually able to understand dramas without using subtitles.
Thanks to the amusement park built last year, the city has become popular.
Nowadays more and more people prefer country life to city life.
More and more people are becoming aware of the dangers of smoking.
More than five years have passed since I came to live in this house.
You will be able to speak fluent English in another few months.
Old words often take on new meanings because of inventions and technology.