JLPT N4 Elementary
事になる
「ことになる」
It has been decided that or it turns out that
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Other forms
ことになった past tense
ことになっています resulting state
1 Grammar Pattern
It has been decided that...
Indicates a decision, schedule, or arrangement determined by external circumstances or authority rather than the speaker’s own volition.
Example
この 建物 の 中 で は 、 タバコ を 吸って は いけない こと に なって い ます 。
It's a rule that you are not allowed to smoke inside this building.
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2 Grammar Pattern
It ends up being... / It amounts to...
Expresses a logical conclusion, calculation result, or inevitable outcome derived from a specific situation.
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