Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am decided | ||
| NegativeI am not decided |
JAPANESE VERB
きまる
決まる
to be decided
- #93 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was decided | ||
| NegativeI was not decided |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbeing decided, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am being decided | ||
| Please (て ください)please be decided |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can be decided | ||
| NegativeI can’t be decided |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to be decided | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to be decided |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s be decided |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I am decided
- If, when (たら) if I am decided
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) be decided (do it)
- Plain command be decided!
- Please don’t please don’t be decided
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | ||
| Causative |
How to use きまる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
やすみ の ひ は らいしゅう きまります。
The days off will be decided next week.
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Past
ひっこし の ひ が きまった。
The moving date has been decided.
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Te-form
あつまる ばしょ は もう きまって います か？
Has the meeting place been decided yet?
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Potential
そんな に かんたん に きまれる こと では ない。
It's not something that can be settled so easily.
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Want to
はやく しゅうしょく が きまりたい。
I want my job hunt to be settled soon.
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Volitional
いつ きまろう と、 わたし は かまいません。
Whenever it's decided, it's fine with me.
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Conditional
ひにち が きまれば、 れんらく します。
Once the date is decided, I'll let you know.
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Commands and requests
はやく きまれ、 と まいにち おもって います。
Every day I think "get decided already".
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Passive and causative
せんせい は あたらしい しごと が きまられた そう です。
I hear the teacher has had a new job decided.
Good to know
- きまる is when something gets decided; きめる is when you decide it: しごと が きまった, しごと を きめた.
Where you hear きまる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- しごと が きまります。 The job is decided.
- しごと が きまりました！ I got the job!
- あした、 じかん が きまります。 The time will be decided tomorrow.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- じゅぎょう の じかん は、 いつも はやく きまります。 The class times are always decided early.
- らいげつ の しあい の ひ が きまった。 The date of next month's match has been decided.
- ばしょ は らいしゅう きまる と おもう。 I think the place will be decided next week.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).