ようになるCome to do regularly
ようになる says that a recurring action becomes a new habit or established pattern. With a negative verb, it says that a former habit or repeated action stops.
Focus on a change in routine
This pattern looks back at an earlier situation and reports that behavior is now different. Expressions such as “every morning,” “three times a week,” “on weekends,” and “whenever this happens” help show that the action is recurring rather than a single event.
Starting and stopping a habit
健康のため、先月から毎朝歩くようになりました。
For my health, I started walking every morning last month.
Analyze毎朝 makes it clear that walking has become a routine.
最近は、夜にコーヒーを飲まないようになりました。
Recently, I stopped drinking coffee at night.
AnalyzeThe negative verb describes a newly established pattern of not doing something that used to recur.
The routine is now established
ようになる reports the result: the behavior has become regular. It does not by itself say whether the change was intentional. If the point is that someone is making an effort to maintain a practice, use ようにする instead.
Change into a habit versus the current habit
ようになる focuses on the transition into a routine. Habitual ている simply presents that routine as currently established.
More examples
大学に入ってから、毎週図書館で勉強するようになった。
After entering university, I started studying at the library every week.
Analyzeこのアプリを使い始めてから、毎晩支出を記録するようになりました。
Since I started using this app, I have begun recording my expenses every evening.
Analyze最近、弟は休日でも早く起きるようになった。
Recently, my younger brother has started getting up early even on his days off.
Analyze引っ越してから、週末に車を使わないようになりました。
Since moving, I have stopped using the car on weekends.
Analyze犬は年を取ってから、夜中に何度も起きるようになった。
Since getting older, the dog has started waking up several times during the night.
Analyze校庭が工事中なので、子どもたちは休み時間に体育館で遊ぶようになりました。
Because the schoolyard is under construction, the children have started playing in the gym during recess.
Analyze更新後、この機械は一時間ごとに自動でデータを保存するようになった。
After the update, this machine began automatically saving data every hour.
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