決まる

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 来年の予定がもう決まりました。▶ —
   Next year's schedule has already been decided.
2. 会議の場所はまだ決まっていません。▶ —
   The place for the meeting has not been decided yet.

Collocations

Mnemonic

決まる kimaru — kanji 決 + the godan ending まる. Intransitive: something gets decided on its own, subject marked by が, no を object. Its transitive partner is the P2 anchor 決める (kimeru). 決まっている expresses the settled state "already decided." Same ~aru intransitive as K-67's 集まる.

Quick check

1. Which correctly says "the place has been decided"?

   • 場所が決まった (intr. + が)
   • 場所を決まった (misused を)
   • 場所が決めた (wrong, transitive)
   • 場所へ決まった