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6課 命令・禁止・義務
Command, prohibition, obligation — 命令形, なさい, なければならない, てもいい
6課

〜なくなりました

接続:Vない形(ない→なく) + なる/可能形ない形 + なる
Has become no more… — the change from 'yes' to 'no'. With ability form: losing the ability to do something.
注意 / Note:Adjective い changes く: 高くなくなった. This is the pair for 〜ようになる(become doable).
比較 / Compare:読めるようになった(readable)/読めなくなった(can no longer read).
よく出る形 / Common form:〜て、V可能形ない形+なりました。
目が悪くなって、小さい字が読めなくなりました。
My eyes are bad so I can't read small letters anymore.
最近、テレビを見なくなりました。
I don't watch TV anymore these days.
けがをして、走れなくなった。
I was injured so I couldn't run anymore.

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