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活発になっているんですよ

kappatsu ni natte iru n desu yo

JA

It's getting lively/active, you know.

最近、この街は活発になっているんですよ。

This town has been getting more lively lately, you know.

Etymology

活発 (kappatsu) comes from Chinese characters meaning 'lively' and 'vigorous', with the grammatical forms に (adverbial marker), なっている (progressive form of 'to become'), んですよ (polite explanatory particle phrase common in casual speech).

Memory Aid

Break it down: 活発 means 'active', に turns it to an adverb, なっている means 'has become', and んですよ adds a friendly conversational tone.

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