Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am on your mind | ||
| NegativeI am not on your mind |
JAPANESE VERB
き に なる
気 に なる
to be on your mind, to be curious
- #202 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was on your mind | ||
| NegativeI was not on your mind |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbeing on your mind, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am being on your mind | ||
| Please (て ください)please be on your mind |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can be on your mind | ||
| NegativeI can’t be on your mind |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to be on your mind | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to be on your mind |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s be on your mind |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I am on your mind
- If, when (たら) if I am on your mind
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) be on your mind (do it)
- Plain command be on your mind!
- Please don’t please don’t be on your mind
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | ||
| Causative |
How to use き に なる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
しけん の けっか が き に なります。
I'm anxious about the exam results.
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Past
となり の へや の おと が き に なった。
The noise from the next room bothered me.
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Te-form
あの ふたり の こと が ずっと き に なって いる。
Those two have been on my mind the whole time.
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Potential
き に なる こと は なんでも きけます よ。
You can ask about anything you're curious about.
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Want to
き に なる みせ に いって みたい。
I want to try that restaurant I've been curious about.
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Volitional
き に なる なら、 きいて みよう。
If it bothers you, let's just ask.
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Conditional
き に なったら、 ちょくせつ きいて みれば？
If it's on your mind, why not ask directly?
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Commands and requests
き に なる こと は その ば で きいて おきなさい。
Ask about anything that puzzles you right then and there.
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Passive and causative
き に なる ひと が いる の か と きかれた。
I was asked whether there's someone I like.
Good to know
- What's on your mind takes が: けっか が き に なる; き に なる ひと is someone you can't stop thinking about.
- き に なる is what happens to you; き に する is what you do about it.
- Being on your mind is not something you decide, so the potential, want, volitional, imperative and passive sentences show き に なる beside another verb.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).