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Expressing change with hacerse / volverse + noun/adjective

Structure:

hacerse + noun (deliberate) / volverse + adjective (involuntary)

Hacerse = change through effort; volverse = gradual or involuntary change.

Example:

Se hizo médico. Con la edad se volvió más tranquilo. **Translation:** He became a doctor. With age he became calmer.

Examples

Se hizo médico.

He became a doctor.

Con la edad se volvió más tranquilo.

With age he became calmer.

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Se hizo médico."

Adverbs ending in -mente

Agreement of past participle with ser (passive)

Comparatives: más / menos + adjective + que

Comparatives: tan … como (equality)

Concession with aunque + indicative