Grow accustomed to, get used to in Japanese 🇯🇵

なれる info.

### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word
– Visual Association: Imagine a scenario where someone is adapting to a new situation. Picture the word "nare" as a brand name of a shoe that you grow comfortable in over time.
– Phonetic Connection: Think of the English word "natural." When something becomes natural to you, you have grown accustomed to it ("NA-re-ru").
– Kanji Connection: The kanji for "nareru" is 慣れる. 慣 has the radical for "heart" (忄), implying an emotional adaptation.

### Explanations
– "なれる" (nareru) is a verb that means to become accustomed to, to get used to.
– It implies a process of getting familiar or comfortable with something over time.

### Other Words that Mean the Same Thing
– 慣れる (なれる, nareru): to get used to, to grow accustomed to
– 馴染む (なじむ, najimu): to become familiar with, to fit in

### Conjugations
Since "なれる" (nareru) is an ichidan verb, it follows regular conjugation patterns:

– Non-past (Present/Future): 慣れる (nareru) – "to get used to"
– Past: 慣れた (nareta) – "got used to"
– Negative: 慣れない (narenai) – "do not get used to"
– Past Negative: 慣れなかった (narenakatta) – "did not get used to"
– Te-form: 慣れて (narete) – used for the continuous form or to connect clauses
– Potential: 慣れられる (narerareru) – "can get used to"
– Imperative: 慣れろ (narero) – "get used to!" (command form)

### Example Sentences
1. Present/Future:
日本の生活に慣れます。(にほんのせいかつになれます。)
Nihon no seikatsu ni naremasu.
I will get used to life in Japan.

2. Past:
私はもう新しい仕事に慣れた。(わたしはもうあたらしいしごとになれた。)
Watashi wa mou atarashii shigoto ni nareta.
I’ve already gotten used to my new job.

3. Negative:
彼はまだ都会の生活に慣れない。(かれはまだとかいのせいかつになれない。)
Kare wa mada tokai no seikatsu ni narenai.
He still hasn’t gotten used to city life.

4. Past Negative:
彼女は最後まで彼の癖に慣れなかった。(かのじょはさいごまでかれのくせになれなかった。)
Kanojo wa saigo made kare no kuse ni narenakatta.
She never got used to his habits till the end.

5. Te-form:
外国に住んでいても、すぐに慣れてきました。(がいこくにすんでいても、すぐになれてきました。)
Gaikoku ni sunde ite mo, sugu ni narete kimaa.
Even though I’m living in a foreign country, I got used to it quickly.

6. Potential:
早く慣れられるといいですね。(はやくなれられるといいですね。)
Hayaku narerareru to ii desu ne.
I hope you can get used to it quickly.

7. Imperative:
早くこの状況に慣れろ！(はやくこのじょうきょうになれろ！)
Hayaku kono joukyou ni narero!
Get used to this situation quickly!

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