How to Say ‘When it becomes / when it is time’ in Japanese
になったら
ni natsu tara
[ni nat tara]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜たら] often means "when" after something happens: [着いたら] "when we arrive," [時間になったら] "when it's time." It sets the next action after that point.
Phrase Breakdown
に
ni
[ni]
at; to
Particle showing a point in time or change of state.
時間になったら行きます。
When it becomes time, I will go.
なっ
natsu
[nat]
become
Part of the verb なる, meaning to become.
時間になったら並びます。
When it's time, I will line up.
たら
tara
[tara]
when; if
Conditional ending meaning when or if something happens.
順番になったら入ります。
When it's our turn, we will go in.
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