Godan verb (る)
成るなる
naruAlso read なる: 生る (bear fruit), 鳴る (ring). All 3 words
成る (なる, naru) — to become — is a godan verb ending in る: なって (te-form), なった (past), ならない (negative), なります (polite).
It is usually written in kana: なる rather than 成る. It also means to get; to grow.
How なる conjugates · godan る-verb
Only the last kana changes: る becomes ら, り, れ or ろ.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
らならないnegative
りなりますpolite present
るなるdictionary form
れなれるpotentialなればif
ろなろうvolitional
The て and た forms · る → って, った
っなってte-formなったpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every う-, つ- and る-verb has the same って there.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | なる 成る naru | |
| past N5 It became something. | なった 成った natta | |
| negative N5 It doesn't become that. | ならない 成らない naranai | |
| te-form N5 It becomes something and … | なって 成って natte | |
| past negative N4 It didn't become anything. | ならなかった 成らなかった naranakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's become something. | なろう 成ろう narou | |
| potential N3 I can become something. | なれる 成れる nareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If it becomes something, ... | なれば 成れば nareba | |
| cond. たら N3 When it turns into something, ... | なったら 成ったら nattara | |
| passive N2 | なられる 成られる narareru | |
| causative N2 | ならせる 成らせる naraseru | |
| imperative N1 Become something! | なれ 成れ nare |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | なります 成ります narimasu | |
| past N5 It became something. | なりました 成りました narimashita | |
| negative N5 It doesn't become that. | なりません 成りません narimasen | |
| past negative N4 It didn't become anything. | なりませんでした 成りませんでした narimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's become something. | なりましょう 成りましょう narimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 It has become something. | なっている 成っている natteiru | |
| ていた N4 It had become something. | なっていた 成っていた natteita | |
| ています N4 It has become something. | なっています 成っています natteimasu | |
| ていました N4 It had become something. | なっていました 成っていました natteimashita |