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～You ni Natteiru: Is Designed To / Is Set Up To

Learn you ni natteiru for describing how systems, rules, or mechanisms are designed to work. This lesson combines form, context, examples, common mistakes, and practice so you can use the pattern in real communication.

12 minNihongo Hub Editorial TeamPublished 2026-06-06Updated 2026-06-06

Learning objectives

  • Lesson goals: Learn you ni natteiru for describing how systems, rules, or mechanisms are designed to work.
  • Form and connection: [Verb辞书形/なi-adjective] ようになっている
  • Nuance in real use: ようになっている reflects the Japanese way of analyzing systems and rules — understanding things as "designed to be a certain way." This is especially common in Japanese manuals and technical documentation.

Form and connection

[Verb辞书形/なi-adjective] ようになっている

Core Explanation

Learn you ni natteiru for describing how systems, rules, or mechanisms are designed to work.

Cultural Note

ようになっている reflects the Japanese way of analyzing systems and rules — understanding things as "designed to be a certain way." This is especially common in Japanese manuals and technical documentation.

Practical examples

This door is designed to close automatically.
It's set up so that it won't open without entering the password.
This system is designed to automatically detect errors.

Common pitfalls

Build the base form before adding the pattern

Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.

Match politeness to the situation

The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.

Practice and answers

1. Write the connection formula for this lesson.
Show answer[Verb辞书形/なi-adjective] ようになっている
2. Explain the meaning of the first example.
Show answerThis door is designed to close automatically.
3. Rewrite the final example using this lesson pattern.
Show answerこのシステムはエラーを自動じどう検出けんしゅつするようになっている。 ([Verb辞书形/なi-adjective] ようになっている)

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