Japanese

ことにする

ことにする
Meaning: to decide to; to make it a rule to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present ことにする ことにしない
Polite ことにします ことにしません
Past ことにした ことにしなかった
Polite + Past ことにしました ことにしませんでした
Te-form ことにして ことにしなくて
Potential ことにできる ことにできない
Passive ことにされる ことにされない
Causative ことにさせる ことにさせない
Imperative ことにしろ ことにするな

Handwriting

こ
と
に
す
る

Example sentences

I decided to walk for an hour every day for my health.
結婚式は、身内だけで静かに行うことにした。
We decided to have the wedding quietly with only family.
市場の動きを見るために、しばらくは様子見することにした。
I decided to wait and see for a while to see how the market moves.
この砂利道を真っ直ぐ行くと、駅に着きます。
If you go straight along this gravel road, you will reach the station.
まず学問の泛論を述べ、次に各論に移ることにした。
I decided to first state the general theory of the discipline and then move on to the specifics.

Usage Notes

Used to express a personal decision or a habit one has decided to start.

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