決まって (きまって, kimatte) Japanese meaning: always | Kotomoraは
決
まっ
て
言
い
訳
を
する
。
Whenever he's late, he invariably makes excuses.
This shop is always closed on Mondays.
Usage patterns
決まって〈動詞〉to always/invariably do something (as a predictable pattern)
At meetings, he always objects, without fail.
決まって同じ〈物〉always the same (thing), as a fixed habit
My mother always eats the same bread for breakfast, without exception.
Expressions
に決まっているit's obvious that; it's bound to be; surely 相場が決まっているbe taken for granted; be the accepted norm; be the conventional wisdom
