{"id":1382,"date":"2026-01-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2026-01-19T00:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:26:14","slug":"expressing-change-how-to-use-%e3%80%9c%e3%81%aa%e3%82%8a%e3%81%be%e3%81%99-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/japanese\/expressing-change-how-to-use-%e3%80%9c%e3%81%aa%e3%82%8a%e3%81%be%e3%81%99-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressing Change: How to Use \u301c\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059 in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n <p>\n      One of the most useful ways to talk about change in Japanese is <strong>\u301c\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong>, which means\n      <strong>\u201cto become\u201d<\/strong> or <strong>\u201cto come to be.\u201d<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      It\u2019s simple, flexible, and extremely common in real Japanese\u2014especially when you want to describe a change\n      <strong>without focusing on who caused it<\/strong>.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <hr \/>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"learn\">\n      <h2 id=\"learn\">What You\u2019ll Learn in This Guide<\/h2>\n      <ul>\n        <li>What <strong>\u301c\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> means (and what it <em>doesn\u2019t<\/em> mean)<\/li>\n        <li>How to form it with <strong>nouns, \u306a-adjectives, \u3044-adjectives, and verbs<\/strong><\/li>\n        <li>Common patterns with examples<\/li>\n        <li>Natural usage tips (and what to avoid)<\/li>\n        <li>The difference between <strong>\u306a\u308b<\/strong> and <strong>\u3059\u308b \/ \u3057\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"what-is\">\n      <h2 id=\"what-is\">What Is \u301c\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059?<\/h2>\n      <p><strong>\u301c\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> expresses a change of state.<\/p>\n\n      <p>It can describe:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>a change over time<\/li>\n        <li>a result of circumstances<\/li>\n        <li>a natural or automatic change (often not a deliberate choice)<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <p>Think of it like: <strong>\u201cIt ends up being X\u201d<\/strong> or <strong>\u201cIt becomes X.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n      <blockquote>\n        <p>\n          If you want to clearly say \u201csomeone intentionally makes it X,\u201d you often use\n          <strong>\u3059\u308b \/ \u3057\u307e\u3059<\/strong> instead (we\u2019ll cover this later).\n        <\/p>\n      <\/blockquote>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <nav aria-labelledby=\"toc\">\n      <h2 id=\"toc\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n      <ol>\n        <li><a href=\"#basic-pattern\">The basic pattern<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#nouns\">Nouns + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#na-adj\">\u306a-adjectives + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#i-adj\">\u3044-adjectives + \u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#verbs-you-ni\">Verbs + \u3088\u3046\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#naru-vs-suru\">\u306a\u308b vs \u3059\u308b \/ \u3057\u307e\u3059<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#politeness-tense\">Politeness and tense<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Common mistakes to avoid<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#summary\">Quick summary<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ol>\n    <\/nav>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"basic-pattern\">\n      <h2 id=\"basic-pattern\">1) The Basic Pattern<\/h2>\n      <p>The form changes depending on what comes before <strong>\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong>:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>Noun + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u306a-adjective + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u3044-adjective + \u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/li>\n        <li><strong>Verb + \u3088\u3046\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> (ability \/ habit change)<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"nouns\">\n      <h2 id=\"nouns\">2) Nouns + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059 (Become a Noun)<\/h2>\n\n      <h3>Pattern<\/h3>\n      <p><strong>\u540d\u8a5e + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/p>\n\n      <p>This is used for changes in things like <strong>age, job, role, status, season<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n\n      <h3>Examples<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u5148\u751f\uff08\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044\uff09\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Sensei ni narimasu.<\/em><br \/>\u201cI will become a teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u6765\u5e74\uff08\u3089\u3044\u306d\u3093\uff09\u300120\u6b73\uff08\u306f\u305f\u3061\uff09\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Rainen, hatachi ni narimasu.<\/em><br \/>\u201cNext year, I\u2019ll turn 20.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u6625\uff08\u306f\u308b\uff09\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Haru ni narimasu.<\/em><br \/>\u201cIt becomes spring.\u201d \/ \u201cSpring comes.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <p><strong>\u2705 Natural tip:<\/strong> This pattern is very common when the change is more like a \u201clife update\u201d or a natural shift.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <hr \/>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"na-adj\">\n      <h2 id=\"na-adj\">3) \u306a-adjectives + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059 (Become \u306a-adjective)<\/h2>\n\n      <h3>Pattern<\/h3>\n      <p><strong>\u306a\u5f62\u5bb9\u8a5e\uff08\u306a \u2192 \u306b\uff09+ \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/p>\n      <p>Remove <strong>\u306a<\/strong> and add <strong>\u306b<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n      <h3>Examples<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u4fbf\u5229\uff08\u3079\u3093\u308a\uff09\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Benri ni narimasu.<\/em><br \/>\u201cIt becomes convenient.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u5143\u6c17\uff08\u3052\u3093\u304d\uff09\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Genki ni narimashita.<\/em><br \/>\u201cI started feeling better.\u201d \/ \u201cI became well.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u6709\u540d\uff08\u3086\u3046\u3081\u3044\uff09\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Y\u016bmei ni narimasu.<\/em><br \/>\u201c(Someone) becomes famous.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <p><strong>\u2705 Natural tip:<\/strong> Great for <strong>conditions, feelings, situations<\/strong>, and changes in circumstances.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <hr \/>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"i-adj\">\n      <h2 id=\"i-adj\">4) \u3044-adjectives + \u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059 (Become \u3044-adjective)<\/h2>\n\n      <h3>Pattern<\/h3>\n      <p><strong>\u3044\u5f62\u5bb9\u8a5e\uff08\u3044 \u2192 \u304f\uff09+ \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/p>\n      <p>Replace the final <strong>\u3044<\/strong> with <strong>\u304f<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n      <h3>Examples<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u6691\uff08\u3042\u3064\uff09\u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Atsuku narimasu.<\/em><br \/>\u201cIt gets hot.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u5927\uff08\u304a\u304a\uff09\u304d\u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>\u014ckiku narimashita.<\/em><br \/>\u201cIt got big.\u201d \/ \u201cIt grew.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\uff08\u306b\u307b\u3093\u3054\uff09\u304c \u4e0a\u624b\uff08\u3058\u3087\u3046\u305a\uff09\u306b \u306a\u3063\u3066 \u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Nihongo ga j\u014dzu ni natte kimashita.<\/em><br \/>\u201cMy Japanese has been getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <p><strong>\u2705 Natural tip:<\/strong> Often used for <strong>weather, growth, improvement, and gradual change<\/strong>.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <hr \/>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"verbs-you-ni\">\n      <h2 id=\"verbs-you-ni\">5) Verbs + \u3088\u3046\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059 (Change in Ability or Habit)<\/h2>\n\n      <p>This pattern is very common for changes like:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>becoming able to do something<\/li>\n        <li>starting a new habit<\/li>\n        <li>stopping a habit<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>Pattern<\/h3>\n      <p><strong>\u52d5\u8a5e\uff08\u8f9e\u66f8\u5f62 \/ \u306a\u3044\u5f62\uff09+ \u3088\u3046\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/p>\n\n      <h3>Examples (Ability)<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\uff08\u306b\u307b\u3093\u3054\uff09\u304c \u8a71\uff08\u306f\u306a\uff09\u305b\u308b \u3088\u3046\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Nihongo ga hanaseru y\u014d ni narimashita.<\/em><br \/>\u201cI became able to speak Japanese.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>Examples (New habit)<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u65e9\uff08\u306f\u3084\uff09\u304f \u8d77\uff08\u304a\uff09\u304d\u308b \u3088\u3046\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Hayaku okiru y\u014d ni narimashita.<\/em><br \/>\u201cI started waking up early.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>Examples (Stopping a habit)<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u304a\u83d3\u5b50\uff08\u304b\u3057\uff09\u3092 \u98df\uff08\u305f\uff09\u3079\u306a\u3044 \u3088\u3046\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Okashi o tabenai y\u014d ni narimashita.<\/em><br \/>\u201cI stopped eating sweets.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <p><strong>\u2705 Meaning shortcut:<\/strong><\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>\u301c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b<\/strong> \u2192 \u201cbecame able to\u201d<\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u301c\u3059\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b<\/strong> \u2192 \u201cstarted to\u201d<\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u301c\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306b<\/strong> \u2192 \u201cstopped \/ try not to\u201d<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <hr \/>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"naru-vs-suru\">\n      <h2 id=\"naru-vs-suru\">6) \u306a\u308b vs \u3059\u308b \/ \u3057\u307e\u3059 (Natural Result vs Deliberate Action)<\/h2>\n\n      <p>A simple way to remember the difference:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>\u306a\u308b \/ \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> = a change happens \/ results<\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u3059\u308b \/ \u3057\u307e\u3059<\/strong> = someone makes the change intentionally<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>Example Pair<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u90e8\u5c4b\uff08\u3078\u3084\uff09\u304c \u6691\uff08\u3042\u3064\uff09\u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Heya ga atsuku narimashita.<\/em><br \/>\u201cThe room got hot.\u201d (result \/ natural change)<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u90e8\u5c4b\uff08\u3078\u3084\uff09\u3092 \u6691\uff08\u3042\u3064\uff09\u304f \u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p><em>Heya o atsuku shimashita.<\/em><br \/>\u201cI made the room hot.\u201d (deliberate action)<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <hr \/>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"politeness-tense\">\n      <h2 id=\"politeness-tense\">7) Politeness and Tense<\/h2>\n\n      <h3>Polite<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Present\/Future: <strong>\u301c\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong><\/li>\n        <li>Past: <strong>\u301c\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>Casual<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Present\/Future: <strong>\u301c\u306a\u308b<\/strong><\/li>\n        <li>Past: <strong>\u301c\u306a\u3063\u305f<\/strong><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>Example<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u3082\u3063\u3068 \u597d\uff08\u3059\uff09\u304d\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 (polite)<\/p>\n          <p>\u201cI came to like it more.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u3082\u3063\u3068 \u597d\uff08\u3059\uff09\u304d\u306b \u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002 (casual)<\/p>\n          <p>\u201cI came to like it more.\u201d<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <hr \/>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"mistakes\">\n      <h2 id=\"mistakes\">8) Common Mistakes to Avoid<\/h2>\n\n      <h3>\u274c Mistake 1: Using \u3092 instead of \u306b (with nouns \/ \u306a-adjectives)<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\u274c \u5148\u751f\u3092 \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/li>\n        <li>\u2705 \u5148\u751f\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>\u274c Mistake 2: Forgetting \u304f with \u3044-adjectives<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\u274c \u9ad8\uff08\u305f\u304b\uff09\u3044 \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/li>\n        <li>\u2705 \u9ad8\uff08\u305f\u304b\uff09\u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>\u274c Mistake 3: Using \u306a\u308b when you clearly mean \u201cI made it happen\u201d<\/h3>\n      <p>If you want to emphasize intentional action, <strong>\u3059\u308b \/ \u3057\u307e\u3059<\/strong> can be more natural.<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u2705 \u90e8\u5c4b\u304c \u6696\uff08\u3042\u305f\u305f\uff09\u304b\u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p>\u201cThe room became warm.\u201d (result)<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          <p>\u2705 \u90e8\u5c4b\u3092 \u6696\uff08\u3042\u305f\u305f\uff09\u304b\u304f \u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n          <p>\u201cI warmed up the room.\u201d (intentional)<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section aria-labelledby=\"summary\">\n      <h2 id=\"summary\">Quick Summary<\/h2>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>Noun + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> \u2192 become a noun \/ turn into (age, job, season, status)<\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u306a-adj + \u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> \u2192 become (convenient, healthy, famous, etc.)<\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u3044-adj + \u304f \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> \u2192 become (hot, big, expensive, etc.)<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Verb + \u3088\u3046\u306b \u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> \u2192 change in ability or habit<\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u306a\u308b<\/strong> = change happens \/ result<\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u3059\u308b<\/strong> = someone causes the change<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <p>\n        Learn <strong>\u301c\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong>, and you\u2019ll be able to describe change in Japanese in a way that sounds natural\n        and very common in everyday speech.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most useful ways to talk about change in Japanese is 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