Grammatical class
Verb
devenir
to become
Details
Syllables
de-ve-nir
Phonetics
də.və.niʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
628
Freq. (movies)
527
Freq. (news)
1007
Variants
Sentences
Je veux devenir DJ.
I want to become a DJ.
A1
Vais-je devenir fou?
Will I go mad?
A1
Tu vas devenir mère.
You're going to be a mother.
A1
Que veut-il devenir ?
What does he want to become?
A1
Il pense à devenir marin.
He is thinking of going to sea.
A2
Tom veut devenir célèbre.
Tom wants to be a celebrity.
A2
Je compte devenir ingénieur.
I am going to be an engineer.
B1
Je décidai de devenir avocat.
I decided to be a lawyer.
B1
Je veux devenir garde du corps.
I want to be a bodyguard.
B1
Tom commença à devenir violent.
Tom started to get violent.
B1
Elle veut devenir designer.
She wants to be a designer.
B2
Mon but est de devenir docteur.
My goal is to become a doctor.
B2