decide to ~

Intermediate

15-20 min

very common

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Explanation

Expresses a decision made by the speaker.

[Verb dictionary form/ない form] + ことにする

来年、日本に行くことにしました。

Rainen, Nihon ni iku koto ni shimashita.

I decided to go to Japan next year.

お酒を飲まないことにした。

Osake wo nomanai koto ni shita.

I decided not to drink alcohol.

Different from ～ことになる which is about external decisions.

～ことになる

it has been decided that ~, it turns out that ~

～ために (tame ni)

in order to ~, for the purpose of ~

～のに (noni)

although ~, despite ~, even though ~

～にもかかわらず

despite ~, in spite of ~

～ようになる

come to ~, become able to ~, reach the point where ~

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Last updated: Jan 10

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