How to Say ‘It becomes stronger’ in Japanese
強くなる
tsuyoku naru
[TSOO-yoh-koo nah-ROO]
💬 Usage Tip: To say something becomes a quality, change the final い to く and add なる: 強い → 強くなる. Likewise, 寒い "cold" becomes 寒くなる "get cold".
Phrase Breakdown
強く
tsuyoku
[TSOO-yoh-koo]
strong (adverbial form)
Form of 強い 'strong'; お酒が強い means able to hold one's liquor.
父はお酒が強くない。
My dad can't handle alcohol well.
なる
naru
[nah-ROO]
to become
Verb meaning to become or turn into; in shops it is used politely to state a total or result.
合計で五百円になる。
It comes to 500 yen in total.
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