other N3 common casualpolitewritten
〜に慣れる — to get used to ~
〜に慣れる ・ になれる
Meaning
- to get used to ~ / become accustomed to ~ — the thing you adapt to is marked に
Key sentence
新しい仕事に慣れた。
I've gotten used to the new job.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun に / Verb-plain のに + 慣れる | N に慣れる / Vる のに慣れる | 早起きに慣れる (get used to waking early) |
Examples
日本の食べ物にもうすっかり慣れた。
I've completely gotten used to Japanese food now.
彼は人前で話すことに慣れていない。
He isn't used to speaking in front of people.
When you can't use it
- The thing you get used to takes に, not を: 生活に慣れる, never 生活を慣れる. For an action, nominalize with の: 使うのに慣れる ('get used to using it').
Notes
- The て-form state 慣れている means 'be accustomed to' (an ongoing state). The transitive pair is 慣らす ('to train / break in / accustom').
See 〜に慣れる in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜に慣れる the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.