Topic N3
Japanese Learning
160. ようになる : Come to be / Become able to.

✏️Structure
Verb (dictionary/nai/potential) + ようになる💡Usage
Expresses a change in state or ability. "Come to...", "Become able to...".
📚Examples
毎日一生懸命練習したおかげで、ようやく少しずつ英語が話せるようになってきた。
Mainichi isshoukenmei renshuu shita okage de, youyaku sukoshizutsu Eigo ga hanaseru you ni natte kita.
Thanks to practicing hard every day, I have finally become able to speak English little by little.
日本に来たばかりの頃は納豆が全く食べられなかったが、今は美味しく食べられるようになった。
Nihon ni kita bakari no koro wa nattou ga mattaku taberarenakatta ga, ima wa oishiku taberareru you ni natta.
When I just came to Japan, I couldn't eat natto at all, but now I have become able to eat it deliciously.
子供の時から水が怖くて泳げなかったが、水泳教室に通って泳げるようになったのだ。
Kodomo no toki kara mizu ga kowakute oyogenakatta ga, suiei kyoushitsu ni kayotte oyogeru you ni natta no da.
From the time I was a child I was afraid of water and couldn't swim, but I attended a swimming class and have become able to swim.
社会人になってから、親のありがたみや苦労がようやく少しずつ分かるようになった気がする。
Shakaijin ni natte kara, oya no arigatami ya kurou ga youyaku sukoshizutsu wakaru you ni natta ki ga suru.
I feel that since becoming a working adult, I have finally gradually become able to understand my parents' value and hardships.
怪我をしてリハビリを続けた結果、ようやく松葉杖なしで近所を歩けるようになった。
Kega wo shite rihabiri wo tsudzuketa kekka, youyaku matsubadzue nashi de kinjo wo arukeru you ni natta.
As a result of continuing rehabilitation after getting injured, I have finally become able to walk around the neighborhood without crutches.
以前は字を綺麗に書くのが苦手だったが、ペン字教室に通い始めてから上手く書けるようになった。
Izen wa ji wo kirei ni kaku no ga nigate datta ga, penji kyoushitsu ni kayoihajimete kara umaku kakeru you ni natta.
I used to be poor at writing characters beautifully, but since starting to attend a penmanship class, I have become able to write well.
今年に入ってから仕事が少し落ち着き、休日には趣味の映画鑑賞を楽しめるようになった。
Kotoshi ni haitte kara shigoto ga sukoshi ochitsuki, kyuujitsu ni wa shumi no eiga kanshou wo tanoshimeru you ni natta.
Since entering this year, my work has settled down a bit, and I have become able to enjoy watching movies, which is my hobby, on my days off.
スマートフォンの使い方が最初は分からなかった祖母も、今ではLINEでメッセージを送れるようになった。
Sumaatofon no tsukaikata ga saisho wa wakaranakatta sobo mo, ima de wa rain de messeeji wo okureru you ni natta.
My grandmother, who didn't know how to use a smartphone at first, has now become able to send messages on LINE.
昔はすぐカッとなって怒っていた彼も、年を取るにつれて少しは他人の意見を聞き入れるようになった。
Mukashi wa sugu katto natte okotte ita kare mo, toshi wo toru ni tsurete sukoshi wa tanin no iken wo kikiireru you ni natta.
He, who used to easily lose his temper and get angry in the past, has gradually become able to listen to other people's opinions a little as he gets older.
最近は野菜を意識して食べるようにした結果、風邪を引きにくくなり健康的に過ごせるようになった。
Saikin wa yasai wo ishiki shite taberu you ni shita kekka, kaze wo hikinikuku nari kenkouteki ni sugoseru you ni natta.
As a result of making a conscious effort to eat vegetables recently, I have become less likely to catch a cold and have become able to spend my time healthily.