ようになる
ようになる
expression
to come to (do); to become able to
1.
to come to (do); to start (doing) — change in behavior or state
Marks a change to a new habitual action or state. With a plain present verb, it expresses that a person has come to do something they did not used to do.
毎日運動するようになった。
I've come to exercise every day.
彼は最近早起きするようになった。
He has recently started getting up early.
結婚してから、料理をよく作るようになった。
Since getting married, I've come to cook often.
2.
to become able to (do)
With the potential form of a verb, it expresses newly gained ability.
漢字が読めるようになった。
I've become able to read kanji.
自転車に乗れるようになった。
I've become able to ride a bicycle.
毎日練習したおかげで、ピアノが弾けるようになった。
Thanks to practicing every day, I've become able to play the piano.
Combination of ように (in such a way that) + なる (to become). A core grammar pattern for expressing change.
ATTACHMENT:
- Plain present verb → habitual change: 運動するようになる
- Potential form verb → gained ability: 読めるようになる
- Plain negative verb → loss of habit/ability: 読まないようになる (more often expressed as 〜なくなる)
SIMILAR PATTERNS:
- 〜ことになる: it's been decided that... — for decisions and outcomes, not gradual change
- 〜ようにする: to make a point of (doing) — speaker's effort, not natural change
- 〜なくなる: to stop being able to; to stop (doing) — opposite of ようになる