jmdict 2861922 Active (id#2306906)
そうになる
  1. [exp,v5r]
    《usu. after the -masu stem of a verb》
    • to almost happen
    • to be about to happen
History:
    • A 2024-07-18 05:53:58 Jim Breen (id#2306906)
    • Comments
      Probably useful. I'll index a sentence or two.
    • Refs
      Makino & Tsutsui (DIJG) pp 409-413.
      そうになる	1110333
      そうになった	1253837 <- already an entry
    • Diff
      @@ -8,0 +9,3 @@
      +<pos>&v5r;</pos>
      +<s_inf>usu. after the -masu stem of a verb</s_inf>
      +<gloss>to almost happen</gloss>
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