Learn Japanese grammar: ことになる (koto ni naru). Meaning: It has been decided that..; it turns out that..
ことになる (koto ni naru) is used used to express something that has been decided or determined by factors outside of one’s own resolve. Though sometimes it can be an indirect way to say something that may indeed be one’s own resolve..
If you want to express something that has been determined by one’s own resolve, you can use the similar grammar point ことにする (koto ni suru) instead.
NOTE, this grammar point often uses the past version of なる (naru) to express that something has already been decided:
- ことになった (koto ni natta)
- ことになりました (koto ni narimashita)
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ことになる - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
入学式は4月1日に行うことになりました。
Example #2
私の母が入院することになった。
Example #3
大阪に転勤することになりました。
Example #4
どうしてそれを学ぶことになったの？
Example #5
両親は離婚ということになった。
Example #6
明日新しい企画についての会議が行われることになっている。
Example #7
日本では車は道路の左側を運転することになっています。
Example #8
A会社では新入社員は朝、掃除することになっている。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 大阪 | おおさか | Osaka |
| 転勤 | てんきん | work transfer |
| 入学式 | にゅうがくしき | school entrance ceremony |
| 行う | おこなう | to hold |
| 両親 | りょうしん | parents |
| 離婚 | りこん | divorce |
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