Japanese

まる

さだまる
Meaning: to be decided; to be settled; to be stable
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 定まる 定まらない
Polite 定まります 定まりません
Past 定まった 定まらなかった
Polite + Past 定まりました 定まりませんでした
Te-form 定まって 定まらなくて
Potential 定まれる 定まれない
Passive 定まられる 定まられない
Causative 定まらせる 定まらせない
Causative + Passive 定まらされる 定まらされない
Imperative 定まれ 定まるな

Handwriting

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Example sentences

The policy has finally been decided.
「蓋棺事定まる」というように、一生の評価は死ぬまで分からないものだ。
As the saying 'only when the coffin is closed is the matter settled' goes, a person's life cannot be truly evaluated until they die.

Usage Notes

Used when something reaches a fixed state, consensus, or stable condition.

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