なる
なる
to become
Dictionary form: なる
Indicates a change of state, here 'before it becomes dark'.
Chapter 16 of 125
01:05–01:08
Japanese subtitle
暗くならないうちに、あれに乗りたいと思います。
Show English translation
I would like to get on that before it gets dark.
Chapter meaning
This sentence expresses the speaker's intention to get on something (likely a vehicle or ride) before it gets dark.
Vocabulary
Words for this clip
うちに
うちに
while, before (something happens)
Dictionary form: うちに
Indicates the time limit before the state changes (before it gets dark).
乗りたい
のりたい
want to get on / ride
Dictionary form: 乗る
Expresses the speaker's desire to get on something.
思います
おもいます
to think, to intend
Dictionary form: 思う
Expresses the speaker's thought or intention.
暗く
くらく
dark (adverbial form)
Dictionary form: 暗い
Used here as an adverb to describe the state of it becoming dark.
あれ
あれ
that (over there)
Dictionary form: あれ
Refers to something distant from both speaker and listener, the thing the speaker wants to get on.
Grammar
Patterns in context
〜たい
Want to do
Expresses the speaker’s desire to perform an action.
From the video
乗りたい
Used to express the speaker's desire to do the action of getting on.
〜と思う
I think that
Marks a thought, opinion, or intention with と思う.
From the video
乗りたいと思います
Shows the speaker's intention or thought about wanting to get on.
〜うちに
From the video
暗くならないうちに
Indicates doing something before a certain state changes, here before it gets dark.
Exercises