Japanese

づける

けっていづける
Meaning: to determine; to decide; to give a decisive turn to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 決定づける 決定づけない
Polite 決定づけます 決定づけません
Past 決定づけた 決定づけなかった
Polite + Past 決定づけました 決定づけませんでした
Te-form 決定づけて 決定づけなくて
Potential 決定づけられる 決定づけられない
Passive 決定づけられる 決定づけられない
Causative 決定づけさせる 決定づけさせない
Imperative 決定づけろ 決定づけるな

Handwriting

決
定
づ
け
る

Example sentences

That single word determined his destiny.
彼の積極的な走塁が、チームの勝利を決定づけた。
His aggressive baserunning determined the team's victory.
歴史書の記述における一字褒貶が、後世の評価を決定づけた。
The choice of a single word in the historical record determined the evaluation for posterity.

Usage Notes

Used when something acts as a final or decisive factor in a situation.

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