Japanese Word of the Day
決める
ki-ME-ru • verb (transitive) — 9th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to decide; to make up one's mind; to choose
Examples
- 明日の予定をまだ決めていません。
(I haven't decided tomorrow's plans yet.) - 会議でプロジェクトの予算を決めた。
(We decided the project's budget at the meeting.) - これに決めた！
(I've decided on this!)
Synonyms
- 決定する
- 選ぶ
決める is used when making a decision or choosing something (transitive). Common patterns: '〜を決める' (decide something) and '〜に決める' (decide on ~). The intransitive counterpart is 決まる (kima-ru) meaning 'be decided'. Polite form is 決めます and past is 決めた/決めました.
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