Japanese Word of the Day
決める
ki-ME-ru • verb (transitive) — 29th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to decide; to make up one's mind; to choose (something)
Examples
- 旅行先を決めました。
(I decided on the destination for the trip.) - 今日の夕食はピザに決めよう。
(Let's (I'll) decide on pizza for dinner tonight.) - 会議の時間を決めてください。
(Please decide the time of the meeting.)
Synonyms
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決める is a common transitive verb used when someone makes a choice or sets something. You often see patterns like ～を決める (decide [object]) or ～に決める (decide on [option]). Its intransitive counterpart is 決まる (to be decided). Polite past: 決めました; casual past: 決めた.
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