No. 561 in Portuguese
tornar
"To become," "to return," or "to make" (context-dependent).
In a sentence
Ele quer tornar-se médico.
He wants to become a doctor.
In this sentence, 'tornar-se' means 'to become.' It is a reflexive verb form used to indicate a change of state or profession.
O esforço tornou isso possível.
The effort made it possible.
Here, 'tornar' is used transitively to mean 'to make.' It expresses the causation of a condition or possibility.
Isso pode se tornar um problema.
This might turn into a problem.
In this case, 'tornar-se' implies a potential transformation from one state into another.
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