How to Say ‘Has become / it is now’ in Japanese
になりました
ni nari mashi ta
[nee nah-ree mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [になりました] means 'has become' or 'has changed to.' It is very common for schedule changes, prices, roles, and decisions.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This phrase is everywhere in polite announcements. Japanese often presents changes gently by saying something 'became' a new state.
Phrase Breakdown
に
ni
[nee]
at; to
A particle marking the result or point in time, as in 'it became three o'clock.'
三時になりました。
It has become three o'clock.
なり
nari
[nah-ree]
became
From なる, meaning to become.
静かになりました。
It became quiet.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite verb ending part
Part of the polite past ending ました.
時間になりました。
It is time now.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
Marks past tense in the polite form.
終わった。
It ended.
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