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