～ようになった (〜you ni natta)
Explanation
Express an event or state that became possible; 'became able to', 'started to', 'now can'.
Formation
Verb-casual + ようになった
Detailed Explanation
The ～ようになった grammar point is used to express that an event, ability, or state has become possible or started to occur. It can be translated as 'became able to', 'started to', or 'now can' in English. Usually this is used with verbs in their dictionary or potential form (e.g., 食べられるようになった).
Examples
彼は料理を作るようになった。
Kare wa ryouri wo tsukuru you ni natta.
He became able to cook.
その子は読めるようになった。
Sono ko wa yomeru you ni natta.
That child started to be able to read.
会議は週に一度開催されるようになった。
Kaigi wa shuu ni ichido kaisai sareru you ni natta.
The meeting started to be held once a week.
日本語がわかるようになった。
Nihongo ga wakaru you ni natta.
I became able to understand Japanese.
Grammar content sourced from hanabira.org.