決まる
きまる
to be set; fixed (v.i.)
Kimaru (決まる) is a godan verb meaning "to be set". Its polite form is 決まります (kimarimasu), its te form is 決まって (kimatte), its past form is 決まった (kimatta), and its negative form is 決まらない (kimaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Kimaru (決まる) conjugation quick reference
決まる means "to be set". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Kimaru example sentences
The party time will be set.
The meeting place has been decided.
The travel plan hasn’t been decided yet.
How to use Kimaru: grammar notes
•決まる is an intransitive verb, so the thing that gets decided is marked with が (e.g., 試合の日が決まりました = The date of the match has been set).
•Don’t use を after the thing being decided — that’s for the transitive version 決める (e.g., 日にちを決めました = I decided the date).
•You can use に to show what something was decided as (e.g., リーダーは田中さんに決まりました = Tanaka-san was chosen as the leader).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Kimaru
日時が決まる（にちじがきまる）
The date and time are set
試合の結果が決まる（しあいのけっかがきまる）
The outcome of the match is decided
予定が決まる（よていがきまる）
The plan/schedule is finalized
Kimaru (決まる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 決まる | kimaru |
| Masu Form | 決まります | kimarimasu |
| Te Form | 決まって | kimatte |
| Past Form | 決まった | kimatta |
| Negative Form | 決まらない | kimaranai |
| Past Negative | 決まらなかった | kimaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 決まります | kimarimasu |
| Polite Past | 決まりました | kimarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 決まりません | kimarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 決まりませんでした | kimarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 決まれる | kimareru |
| Passive Form | 決まられる | kimarareru |
| Causative Form | 決まらせる | kimaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 決まらされる | kimarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 決まろう | kimarou |
| Imperative Form | 決まれ | kimare |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 決まれば | kimareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 決まったら | kimattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 決まっている | kimatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 決まりたい | kimaritai |
| Prohibition | 決まるな | kimaruna |