What does verb + くなる imply or mean?


I was talking to a person and they used:

> 大切にしたくなるよ。

Does that mean I have come to cherish or something like that?




> Does that mean I have come to cherish or something like that?

Yes, that is precisely the idea!

Now, a grammar explanation...

「なる」 here means " ** _to reach a certain (new) state_** " and you will keep
encountering this usage of the word as long as you study Japanese. That is a
promise from a native speaker.

> 「[連用形]{れんようけい} (continuative form) + なる」＝ "to become ~~", "to start doing
> ~~", etc.

「たく」 is the 連用形 of the subsidiary verb 「たい」("to want to"); therefore,
「～～したくなる」 means "to start wanting to ~~". (「し」 is the 連用形 of「する」)

「[赤]{あか}くなる」 = "to turn red". 「赤く」 is the 連用形 of 「赤い」.

「パリに[行]{い}きたくなった。」 = "I have started wanting to go to Paris."




> Does that mean I have come to cherish or something like that?

Yes, that is precisely the idea!

Now, a grammar explanation...

「なる」 here means " ** _to reach a certain (new) state_** " and you will keep
encountering this usage of the word as long as you study Japanese. That is a
promise from a native speaker.

> 「[連用形]{れんようけい} (continuative form) + なる」＝ "to become ~~", "to start doing
> ~~", etc.

「たく」 is the 連用形 of the subsidiary verb 「たい」("to want to"); therefore,
「～～したくなる」 means "to start wanting to ~~". (「し」 is the 連用形 of「する」)

「[赤]{あか}くなる」 = "to turn red". 「赤く」 is the 連用形 of 「赤い」.

「パリに[行]{い}きたくなった。」 = "I have started wanting to go to Paris."

