Lesson 77: 日本に 残る ことに しました

N4 · Lesson 77 · 18 min — Say 'I decided to...' and 'It was decided that... / It turned out that...'

In Lesson 76 you learned こと, which turns an action into a noun. This lesson adds に する and に なる after こと. Use ことに する for things you decide yourself. Use ことに なる for things decided by a school, a company or a test result. The difference is usually 'who decided?' Let's read the comic first!

After this lesson, you can:

Life after April

The Kyoto wagashi box mystery is still unsolved. It's March, language school is almost over, and everyone talks about life after April... (残のこる = to stay; 専門学校せんもんがっこう = vocational school; 面接めんせつを 受うける = to have an interview; すごい = wow, amazing; なる: not decided by you alone)

Your own decision: ことに する. Decided by others or by a result: ことに なる. Next lesson: Rin's school interview is here!

Words for this lesson: deciding, school, moving

Grammar 1 / 2: ことに する

Dictionary form / ない-form + ことに する: 'I decide to... / I decide not to...'

Grammar 2 / 2: ことに なる

Dictionary form / ない-form + ことに なる: 'it is decided... / it has been settled... / it turns out that...'