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Grammar › N4 · 01 Potential, ability & wanting

〜なくなる: stop being; no longer; run out

N4 · 01 Potential, ability & wanting

Shows that something stops happening, or a state or ability is lost.

Verb plain negative stem 〜なく + なる (食べられなくなる), or adjective 〜くなくなる. It is the opposite of 〜ようになる. For stock: お金がなくなる (money runs out). 〜なくなった often sounds like a regret.

Examples

As I got older, I became unable to run fast.

Lately I have stopped watching TV much.

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