Learn Japanese grammar: ようになる (you ni naru). Meaning: to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into~.
なる (naru) can be conjugated freely like a verb.
- ようになります (you ni narimasu) more formal
- ようになった (you ni natta) became able to…
Sometimes よう may be excluded to just be になる.

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ようになる - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
大きくなったら分かるようになるよ。
Example #2
毎日練習すれば、泳げるようになります。
Example #3
やっと自転車に乗れるようになりました。
Example #4
たくさん勉強したので、日本語を話せるようになりました。
Example #5
薬を飲んで、よく寝られるようになりました。
Example #6
それをいつ使えるようになるのか教えてください。
Example #7
息子が一人で服を着られるようになった。
Example #8
以前はビールを飲めなかったが、このごろ飲むようになりました。
Example #9
現在はともかく、将来においてはパソコンをなしでは考えられない世の中になるでしょう。
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