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定まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 定まる | 定まらない |
| Polite | 定まります | 定まりません |
| Past polite | 定まりました | 定まりませんでした |
| Past | 定まった | 定まらなかった |
| Te-form | 定まって | 定まらないで |
| Desire | 定まりたい | 定まりたくない |
| 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 | 定まらせられるalso 定まらされる | 定まらせられないalso 定まらされない |
| Volitional | 定まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 定まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 定まれ | 定まるな |
| Conditional | 定まれば | 定まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 定まったら | 定まらなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become settled; be fixed; be decided
Describes a state, plan, or situation becoming settled or determined, often after a period of uncertainty. Intransitive; the subject is what becomes fixed.
The policy hasn't been decided yet.
We've been having unsettled weather for days.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が定まるfor something (a plan, policy, etc.) to become settled or decided
The future policy was decided at the meeting.
- 心が定まるfor one's mind to become settled or resolved
I finally made up my mind about my future path.
- 運命が定まるfor one's fate to be sealed or decided
The fate of the two of them had already been sealed.
- 〈事〉が定まらないfor something to remain unsettled or undecided
The weather has been unsettled for several days.
Expressions
- 棺を蓋いて事定まるa person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed