बन गए

became

→ बनना

phrase Uncommon #4,014

became बन गए is the masculine plural or respectful form of बनना, “to become.” Depending on context, it can also mean “became friends” or “turned into.”

HI: वे अच्छे दोस्त बन गए।

EN: They became good friends.

तो वे सच में सूअर बन गए हैं।

So they really have become pigs.

— स्पिरिटेड अवे (2001)

तुम निशी बन गए हो।

You’ve become Nishi.

— Monica, O My Darling (2022)

अच्छा भैया, आप डीएसपी बन गए?

Oh, so you became a DSP, brother?

— 12th Fail (2023)

वो सच में सूअर तो नहीं बन गए ना?

They didn't actually turn into pigs, did they?

— स्पिरिटेड अवे (2001)

तो दादा बनने की उम्र में बाप बन गए ना।

So, you became a father at the age when you should have been a grandfather.

— धुरंधर (2025)

और हम बेगम से पहली बेगम बन गए।

And we went from being a begum to becoming the first wife.

— Haq (2025)

तो प्राइम-टाइम न्यूज़ में तो आप सबसे बड़े नाम बन गए अर्जुन जी।

So, you’ve become the biggest name in prime-time news, Arjun ji.

— Dhamaka (2021)

साहब बन गए आप।

You've become quite the gentleman.

— Kathal (2023)

हम सुल्तान बन गए।

We became sultans.

— Padmaavat (2018)

क्या हुआ के ऐसे बन गए?

What happened? How did you end up like this?

— రాజా ది గ్రేట్ (2017)

आप कहाँ पहुँच गए---गाँव में टीचर बन गए?

Where have you ended up—working as a teacher in a village?

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

आप नहीं देख सकते कि आप क्या बन गए हैं।

You can't see what you've become.

— दि हॉबिट: अंतिम अध्याय (2014)

इतना मालूम था, तो वकील क्यों नहीं बन गए थे?

If you knew all that, why didn’t you become a lawyer?

— Bhakshak (2024)