N2 — outside your level filter
Is said whole, with nothing composed onto it and takes no だ／です, so there are no forms to conjugate.
故人となる
kojintonarupass awayN2expression
Example sentences1
有名な画家ほど、故人となると絵の値が上がるらしい。
yuumei na gaka hodo, kojin to naru to e no ne ga agaru rashii.
Apparently, the more famous a painter is, the more their paintings' value rises once they pass away. neutral