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

Intermediate

15-20 min

very common

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Explanation

Expresses a decision made by others or circumstances.

[Verb dictionary form/ない form] + ことになる

来月から東京で働くことになりました。

Raigetsu kara Toukyou de hataraku koto ni narimashita.

It has been decided that I'll work in Tokyo from next month.

会議は中止になることになった。

Kaigi wa chuushi ni naru koto ni natta.

It was decided that the meeting would be cancelled.

Used for decisions not made by the speaker.

～ことにする

decide to ~

～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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