そうなった

became that way

→ そう

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became that way The past form of そうなる, meaning that something ended up in a particular state or turned out that way. The subject is often understood from context.

JA: いろいろ考えた結果、そうなった。

EN: After thinking it over, it turned out that way.

少しずつそうなったということですね。

So it gradually became that way, right?

なぜそうなった？

Why did that happen?

— 荒野の用心棒 (1964)

そうなったのは当たり前だよ

It's only natural that it turned out that way.

— レザボア・ドッグス (1992)

どうしてそうなったのか、よう分からん。

I really don't understand how it came to this.

なぜなら私はついにそうなったから

Because I finally became that way.

— エブリシング・エブリウェア・オール・アット・ワンス (2022)

そうなったときに私達は問題に直面することになる。

When that happens, we'll face a problem.