# trở nên meaning in Vietnamese: to become (A2)

> trở nên means “to become, to get” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tro-nen/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**trở nên**: become

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tro nen

## 1. become (verb)

to become, to get

Only before a describing word: *trở nên lạnh*. Before a noun, use *trở thành*.

- Trời trở nên lạnh hơn. — It's getting colder.
- Sau đó, anh ấy trở nên rất nổi tiếng. — After that, he became very famous.

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Grammar: [Become: trở thành + noun, trở nên + adjective](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/tro-thanh-nen/)

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