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Japanese

となる

Romaji tonaru

Common word

01

となる tonaru

Common word

01expression · godan verb

formal or literary term

to become; to be

Examples

すべては燃えて灰となった。

Everything was burnt to ashes.

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習い性となる。

Habit is second nature.

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三者凡退となった。

The three batters were struck out quickly.

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隣る となる · tonaru

01godan verb · intransitive

archaic

to neighbor (neighbour); to be adjacent to; to be next to; to border

Source

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