No. 25 in Japanese
なる
"なる" means "to become."
In a sentence
新しい部署の一員になる予定です。
I plan to become a member of a new department.
Here, 'なる' is used to indicate a transformation or change of state, meaning 'to become'.
休日になると家族と遊びます。
On holidays, I play with my family.
In this context, 'なる' signals the arrival or occurrence of a time or condition, meaning 'to come to be' or 'to occur'.
彼は医者になりたがっています。
He wants to become a doctor.
Here, 'なる' expresses the goal of achieving a specific profession or state, meaning 'to become' as a personal aspiration.
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