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    3. 事になる

    事になる

    事ことに​な​る​

    to have been decided (so) that

    KMT8Ref L1VerbCore ConceptsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ことになる

    Verb

    1.
    to have been decided (so) that, to have been arranged (so) that
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to be the result (of), to be the outcome
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    to be the reason (for)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    来らい月げつ、東とう京きょうへ出しゅっ張ちょうすることになった。

    It has been decided that I will go on a business trip to Tokyo next month.

    KMT7Core ConceptsWork & CareerTravel & Transportation
    彼かれの発はつ言げんが原げん因いんで、会かい議ぎは中ちゅう断だんすることになった。

    Due to his remarks, the meeting ended up being suspended.

    KMT8Core ConceptsWork & Career
    大だい学がくの試し験けんに合ごう格かくしたので、春はるから大だい学がく生せいになることになった。

    Since I passed the university exam, I will become a university student from spring.

    KMT8EducationDaily Life
    飛ひ行こう機きの遅ち延えんで、予よ定ていしていた乗のり継つぎ便びんに乗のれないことになった。

    Due to the flight delay, I ended up not being able to catch my planned connecting flight.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    法ほう律りつが改かい正せいされたため、来らい年ねんから新あたらしい制せい度どが導どう入にゅうされることになった。

    Because the law was revised, a new system will be introduced starting next year.

    KMT9Core ConceptsPolitics & LawWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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