決まる
決まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 決まる | 決まらない |
| Polite | 決まります | 決まりません |
| Past polite | 決まりました | 決まりませんでした |
| Past | 決まった | 決まらなかった |
| Te-form | 決まって | 決まらないで |
| Desire | 決まりたい | 決まりたくない |
| Potential | 決まれる | 決まれない |
| Passive | 決まられる | 決まられない |
| Causative | 決まらせる | 決まらせない |
| Causative passive | 決まらせられるalso 決まらされる | 決まらせられないalso 決まらされない |
| Volitional | 決まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 決まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 決まれ | 決まるな |
| Conditional | 決まれば | 決まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 決まったら | 決まらなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be decided; be settled; be fixed
General intransitive use for decisions, plans, dates, or outcomes becoming definite.
The meeting date has been decided.
I just can't decide on a career path.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be unchanging; be the same as always
Used in the patterns 決まっている or 決まった to describe something that is fixed, habitual, or predictable.
He gets up at the same fixed time every morning.
What he says is always the same.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be a fixed rule; be destined; be a convention
Used in the pattern ...と決まっている to express that something is a rule, custom, or inevitable outcome.
It's a rule that students wear uniforms at this school.
It's not necessarily destined that you won't succeed without effort.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
go well; succeed; connect (of a punch)
Used in sports, games, or performances when a move, shot, or technique is executed perfectly or lands effectively.
His shot went in beautifully.
The punch connected with his face.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
look good (clothing); be stylish; suit one
Describes clothing, hairstyles, or accessories that look sharp, well-coordinated, or flattering on someone.
That suit looks really sharp on you.
My new hairstyle turned out well.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Specialized kabuki term for holding a dramatic pose (見得). Rare outside traditional theater contexts.
When the actor struck the mie pose, the audience erupted.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Slang term for being under the influence of drugs. Usually written in katakana as キマる.
That guy is high again.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が〈物〉に決まるfor something to be decided as/to be a certain thing
The travel destination was decided to be Hawaii.
- 〈事〉と決まっているit's a fixed rule or convention that...
It's tradition to eat mochi at New Year's.
- 決まった〈物〉a fixed, unchanging (thing)
He wakes up at a fixed time every morning.
- 〈物〉が決まるfor a move or technique to land/succeed perfectly
A beautiful ippon-seoi throw landed perfectly.
- 〈物〉がよく決まるfor clothing or styling to look sharp and suit one well
That outfit looks really sharp.
- 〈人〉の就職が決まるfor someone's job offer to be settled/confirmed
His job was finally settled.