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🌾 Japanese Topic 129äž­çŽšđŸŒ» Intermediate

ă€œă“ăšă«ăȘă‚ŠăŸă™

...koto ni narimasu

It has been decided that...

đŸŒ» Expressing Decisions and External Circumstances đŸŒ»

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💬 Dialogue

ç”°äž­ïŒšæ„æœˆă‹ă‚‰ć€§é˜Șæ”Żćș—ă«è»ąć‹€ă™ă‚‹ă“ăšă«ăȘă‚ŠăŸă—ăŸă€‚

Raigetsu kara Oosaka shiten ni tenkin suru koto ni narimashita.

It has been decided that I will be transferred to the Osaka branch starting next month.

äœè—€ïŒšăˆăŁă€æœŹćœ“ă§ă™ă‹ïŒŸćŻ‚ă—ăăȘă‚ŠăŸă™ă­ă€‚

E', hontou desu ka? Sabishiku narimasu ne.

Oh, really? We will miss you.

ç”°äž­ïŒšăŻă„ă€‚æ€„ăȘèŸžä»€ă§ă€ćŒ•ăŁè¶Šă™ă“ăšă«ăȘă‚ŠăŸă—ăŸă€‚

Hai. Kyuuna jirei de, hikkosu koto ni narimashita.

Yes. Due to a sudden order, it's been decided that I'll move.

äœè—€ïŒšäŒšè­°ăźă‚čă‚±ă‚žăƒ„ăƒŒăƒ«ăŻă©ă†ăȘă‚ŠăŸă™ă‹ïŒŸ

Kaigi no sukejuuru wa dou narimasu ka?

What will happen to the meeting schedule?

ç”°äž­ïŒšæ„é€±ăźäŒšè­°ăŻäž­æ­ąă™ă‚‹ă“ăšă«ăȘă‚ŠăŸă—ăŸă€‚

Raishuu no kaigi wa chuushi suru koto ni narimashita.

It has been decided that next week's meeting will be cancelled.

äœè—€ïŒšă‚ă‹ă‚ŠăŸă—ăŸă€‚ć€§é˜Șă§ă‚‚é ‘ćŒ”ăŁăŠăă ă•ă„ă­ă€‚

Wakarimashita. Oosaka demo ganbatte kudasai ne.

I understand. Good luck in Osaka too.

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📖 Vocabulary

5 words
どんきんtenkinjob transfer
ăČっこすhikkosuto move house
じれいjireiofficial order/appointment
ちゅうしchuushicancellation
しどんshitenbranch office
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⭐ Key Sentence

V-dictionary form こずにăȘă‚ŠăŸă™

V-dictionary form koto ni narimasu

It has been decided that (something will happen).

  • Pattern: VïŒˆèŸžæ›žćœąïŒ‰ă“ăšă«ăȘă‚ŠăŸă™
  • Meaning: Used to describe a decision made by others or a situation that has been determined by external factors.
æ„é€±ă€ć‡șćŒ”ă™ă‚‹ă“ăšă«ăȘă‚ŠăŸă—ăŸă€‚

Raishuu, shucchou suru koto ni narimashita.

It has been decided that I will go on a business trip next week.

ă“ă“ă§éŽă‚’è„±ăă“ăšă«ăȘăŁăŠă„ăŸă™ă€‚

Koko de kutsu o nugu koto ni natte imasu.

It is the rule that you take off your shoes here.

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🎓 Explanation

The expression こずにăȘă‚ŠăŸă™ is used when a decision has been made, often by someone else or as a result of circumstances, rather than the speaker's own immediate will.

It sounds more formal and objective than saying 'I decided to...'

When used in the form こずにăȘăŁăŠă„ăŸă™, it refers to a rule, custom, or a scheduled arrangement that is already in place.

Kekkon suru koto ni narimashita.
= 'It has been decided that we are getting married.' (Focuses on the outcome/announcement)

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📝 Quiz

Choose the correct sentence for: 'It has been decided that I will move to Tokyo.'