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Those who are pretty and kind are liked by
others.
働くのが嫌いな人は雇いません。
Hataraku no ga kirai na hito wa yatoimasen.
We will not hire those who do not like to work.
Before the verb naru ‘becomes,’ the particle ni occurs just
as after any other noun:
病気になりました。
Byōki ni narimashita.
He got sick.
元気になりました。
Genki ni narimashita.
He got his health back.
With other verbs, the particle ni makes the meaning of
the adjectival noun ‘in such a manner’:
静かにしてください。
Shizuka ni shite kudasai.
Please be quiet (behave in a quiet way).
毎日元気にしています。
Mainichi genki ni shite imasu.
