No. 493 in French
devenir
To become.
In a sentence
Il veut devenir médecin.
He wants to become a doctor.
In this sentence, 'devenir' is used as an infinitive following 'veut' to express the aim or goal of becoming something.
Elle est devenue très célèbre.
She has become very famous.
Here, 'devenir' is in its past participle form 'devenue', used with 'est' (from être) to form the passé composé, indicating a change of state.
Que deviendras-tu dans dix ans?
What will you become in ten years?
In this case, 'deviendras' is the future tense form of 'devenir', used to inquire about one's future state or role.
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