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Grammar detail: となる
My current mastery of this grammar:
noun
+ となる
means become ~
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となる is similar to the much more common になる form, but there are a few differences:
- となる is typically only used with nouns
- It usually implies 'finality' or 'uniqueness' in the change or situation described, where になる can be used to describe any change at any time, no matter how often it might recur. (So となる could not be used with time expressions such as 七時になる, for example.)
- It tends to convey a formal tone
It is also increasingly common to use となる to invoke a sense of 'formality' but with no distinction in meaning. However, this is not (yet) considered correct.
See also:
- noun + になります - become
- 〜くなります／になります - become
More information / references:
- https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/108/what-is-the-difference-between-となる-and-になる ⇗
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