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JAPANESE VERB

げんき に なる

元気になる

to get better, to feel well again

  • #207 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI get better
NegativeI don’t get better

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI got better
NegativeI didn’t get better

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formgetting better, and…
Doing now (て います)I am getting better
Please (て ください)please get better

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can get better
NegativeI can’t get better

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to get better
NegativeI don’t want to get better

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s get better

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I get better
  2. If, when (たら) if I get better

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) get better (do it)
  2. Plain command get better!
  3. Please don’t please don’t get better

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am gotten better
CausativeI make someone get better

How to use げんき に なる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    この スープ を のむ と、 げんき に なります。

    When I drink this soup, I feel better.

  2. Past

    さとう さん は すっかり げんき に なった。

    Mrs. Sato has completely recovered.

  3. Te-form

    はやく げんき に なって ください。

    Please get well soon.

  4. Potential

    ゆい の えがお を みる と、 げんき に なれる。

    Seeing Yui's smile makes me feel better.

  5. Want to

    はやく げんき に なりたい。

    I want to get better soon.

  6. Volitional

    よく たべて、 げんき に なろう。

    Let's eat well and get our strength back.

  7. Conditional

    げんき に なったら、 また あそび に きて ね。

    When you're better, come and visit again.

  8. Commands and requests

    しっかり ねて、 はやく げんき に なりなさい。

    Sleep well and get better quickly.

  9. Passive and causative

    この うた は いつも わたし を げんき に させて くれる。

    This song always cheers me up.

Where you hear げんき に なる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • ゆい と はなす と、 げんき に なる。 Talking with Yui makes me feel better.
  • よく ねたら、 げんき に なった。 I felt better after sleeping well.
  • すこしずつ げんき に なります よ。 I'll get better little by little.
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