Japanese reference
決まる
きまる
to be decided
Regular · 18 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | きまる (kimaru)something is decided |
| Polite, masu | きまります (kimarimasu)something is decided |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きまらない (kimaranai)something is not decided |
| Polite negative | きまりません (kimarimasen)something is not decided |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きまった (kimatta)something was decided |
| Polite past | きまりました (kimarimashita)something was decided |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きまらなかった (kimaranakatta)something was not decided |
| Polite past negative | きまりませんでした (kimarimasendeshita)something was not decided |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きまって (kimatte)being decided (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きまりまして (kimarimashite)being decided (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きまっている (kimatteiru)something is decided |
| Polite te-iru | きまっています (kimatteimasu)something is decided |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きまれば (kimareba)if something is decided |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きまりますれば (kimarimasureba)if something is decided (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | きまったら (kimattara)if something is decided |
| Polite conditional, tara | きまりましたら (kimarimashitara)if something is decided |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きまらせる (kimaraseru)cause something to be decided |
| Polite causative | きまらせます (kimarasemasu)cause something to be decided |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きまります (kimarimasu)something is decided |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きまりません (kimarimasen)something is not decided |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きまりました (kimarimashita)something was decided |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きまりませんでした (kimarimasendeshita)something was not decided |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きまってしまう (kimatteshimau)something is decided completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きまってしまいます (kimatteshimaimasu)something is decided completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きまったことがある (kimattakotogaaru)have the experience of: something was decided |
| Polite past experience | きまったことがあります (kimattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something was decided |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きまると (kimaruto)whenever you something is decided |
| Polite automatic result | きまりますと (kimarimasuto)whenever you something is decided |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きまるなら (kimarunara)if you mean to something is decided |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きまるだろう (kimarudarou)probably something is decided |
| Polite probability | きまるでしょう (kimarudeshou)probably something is decided |
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