になるな

don't become; don't get

→ に
phrase Common #7,370
don't become; don't get なるな is the prohibitive form of なる, meaning “don't become” or “don't get.” This is different from sentence-final な after なる, which can express realization or emphasis, as in なるな (“it will happen, huh”).
JA: そんなに無理をして病気になるなよ。
EN: Don't push yourself so hard that you get sick.

そんな悲観的になるな

Don't be so pessimistic.

ホテル内でになるな

Don't get naked inside the hotel.

天狗になるな

Don't get cocky.

批評そんなに神経質になるな

Don't be so sensitive to criticism.

毎日ばかりでになるな

It’s been raining every day, and I’m getting sick of it.

縫い目が必要になるな

It looks like we'll need a seam.

— 罪人たち (2025)

君も道化になるな

Don't become a clown too.

— 8 1/2 (1963)

マジになるな

Don't take it so seriously.

— アトランティス 失われた帝国 (2001)

感傷的になるな

Don't get sentimental.

— 8 1/2 (1963)

みたいになるなマルチェロ

Don’t become like me, Marcello.

— 甘い生活 (1960)

パニックになるな

Don't panic.

— 罪人たち (2025)

自暴自棄になるな

Don’t give up on yourself.