становиться
Translation of становиться
grow
Meaning of становиться
Постепенно меняться, например когда вечером медленно темнеет.
to slowly change and become something, e.g. dark or louder
Transcription and pronunciation of становиться
станови́ться
stress on the 3rd syllable
- Transcription
- [stənɐˈvʲit͡sə]
- In Latin letters
- stanovitsya
Traps and common mistakes
Становиться or расти?
расти
расти = get bigger, taller, more
Don't say «Он рос старым». Get bigger — расти; change into a state — становиться.
Цены растут каждый год.
Prices grow every year.
Он становился всё мрачнее.
He grew more and more gloomy.
Try translating it yourself
Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.
It was growing dark.
Show translationHide translation
Становилось темно.
The music grew louder.
Show translationHide translation
Музыка становилась громче.
становиться synonyms
What's the difference between становиться and делаться
Colloquial synonym.
Related words and lists for становиться
Questions about this word
What does становиться mean?
to slowly change and become something, e.g. dark or louder
How do you pronounce становиться?
становиться is pronounced [stənɐˈvʲit͡sə], in Latin letters “stanovitsya”.
How is становиться used in a sentence?
It was growing dark. Translation: Становилось темно.
Learn становиться in your vocabulary
Add this word to practice, repeat it with audio, examples and your own word lists.