decide to ~

Intermediate

15-20 min

common

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Explanation

Expresses a decision made by the speaker.

[Verb dictionary form] + ことにする

会社を辞めることにしました。

Kaisha wo yameru koto ni shimashita.

I decided to quit the company.

毎朝ジョギングすることにします。

Maiasa jogingu suru koto ni shimasu.

I'll decide to jog every morning.

Speaker's decision. For others' decisions, use ～ことになる.

～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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