satooya ni naru.

to become

Breakdown of satooya ni naru.

• に: target particle
• 里親さとおや: an adoptive owner of a rescued animal

Questions & Answers about satooya ni naru.

How do you read 里親になる?

It is read さとおやになる.

• 里親 = さとおや
• に = に
• なる = なる

So the whole sentence is さとおやになる.

Why are there spaces between the words?

The spaces are just there to help learners see the parts more clearly.

In normal Japanese writing, this would usually be written as:

里親になる。

Japanese normally does not put spaces between words the way English does.

What does the particle に do here?

Here, に marks the result or new state.

The pattern is:

noun + に + なる = to become + noun

So:

• 里親になる = to become a foster parent

In other words, に shows what someone changes into.

Why is it なる and not する?