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ことになる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
1. to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
usu. sentence ending
2. to be the result (of); to be the outcome
3. to be the reason (for)
Alt. forms
ことになる
87%
事ことになる
12%
Top 300
Conjugations...Used in: 5911
Composed of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
Examples (138 in total)
You'll get into trouble.
How did it come to this?
She's going to be in charge.
We arrived at a compromise.
I never thought it would happen.
Why do you think that happened?
I never thought it would be like this.
I don't remember how it happened.
You or I will be chosen.
I don't understand what I'm supposed to do.
I was used to studying when I was a student.
It may give rise to serious trouble.
The meeting is to be held next week.
You could be here for a long while.
I never imagined this would happen.
Our campus festival is to be held next week.
He was to have arrived before noon.
We are to meet at six.
You are supposed to come at 7 o'clock.
I never thought it would wind up like this.
They are to be married in June.
They were supposed to have gotten married in May.
What kind of treatment will I get?
We are to take an exam tomorrow.
I will be leaving for Australia next month.
Jane is to be married next month.
The second language may be freely chosen.
I still don't understand how this happened.
She ended up getting married to him.
He was to dine with us.
I became embarrassed about the matter.
He is to go to Tokyo on business.
I don't know exactly how or why that happened.
He is going to leave tomorrow afternoon.
The last person is supposed to turn off the light.
When is she to go abroad?
My father is to go to London on business.
We are giving a small party this evening.
Mr. Bell is due to make a speech tonight.
I don't understand how it could've happened.
We're supposed to meet at 2:30.
He said he wasn't used to speaking in public.
I want to make sure what time I'm supposed to leave.
They are going to meet at the hotel tomorrow.
He is leaving for New York next week.
When are you to leave here?
My father is to appear on TV tonight.
He will end up in prison.
You are supposed to hand in your homework by Friday.
You are supposed to introduce yourselves in turn.
We were giving a concert the next day.
The monarch is supposed to attend the funeral.
I am going to Hawaii next year.
I'll begin going to work starting April 10th.
I didn't expect that Tom would fall in love with Mary.
We are to go on a picnic tomorrow.
The prime minister is to make a statement tomorrow.
A breakdown in the negotiations will mean war.
You are supposed to hand in the report by the end of this week.
I'm scheduled to see Mr. Jones next week.
Their contract is to run out at the end of this month.
Students are supposed to turn in reports at the end of the school year.
I was leaving for Paris the next morning.
I never thought we'd end up like this.
I'm looking for a man who is supposed to live here.
If your answer is correct, it follows that mine is wrong.
There are many people to come this afternoon.
What will happen to us if an earthquake occurs?
He was nervous because he was leaving for America the next morning.
The president was visiting France that month.
He'll have many hardships to go through in the future.
I am supposed to meet her at three this afternoon.
Everybody is supposed to wear a tie at the party.
When it comes to sports, John is very good.
The meeting is to be held here tomorrow.
The car broke down, so they had to walk.
When it comes to cooking, no one can equal Mary.
He said that everything would turn out well.
He will have been in the hospital for a year next March.
From this evidence it follows that he is innocent.
Sooner or later, you'll tell me everything.
They are arriving here soon from Hong Kong.
When it comes to playing golf, you cannot beat him.
Her mother is going to undergo a major operation next week.
We will be studying at the University of San Francisco in September.
I'm supposed to babysit the children tonight.
Our exchange students are leaving Japan next week.
Engineering service will be taken up by the Japanese company.
My husband is an expert when it comes to cooking Chinese food.
If George doesn't stop smoking, he will run the risk of developing lung cancer.
From this evidence, it follows that he is not the criminal.
I ended up seeing it under bad circumstances.
We are going to see her in front of the station tomorrow.
From that day forth he lived with the boy.
You'll get into trouble if your girlfriend finds out the truth.
It follows from this that the company is not responsible for the accident.
If our advice had been acted upon, you would not have got into trouble.
I'll be visiting Japan again in a few years.
Everybody is supposed to know the law, but few people really do.
If you should be late again, you'll lose your job.
My uncle was coming to see us the next day.
Every boy is supposed to wear a tie at the party.
My sister has two sons, so I have two nephews.
The discovery will have a momentous effect on the treatment of cancer.
The boat is to leave for England this evening.
If you read this book again, you will have read it three times.
The board of directors is going to discuss the proposal next Tuesday.
You shall see greater things than that.
From this, it follows that he is innocent.
That baby will have slept five hours by noon.
I am seeing Mr Brown at his office this afternoon.
It follows from this that he must be innocent.
We will have been studying English for five years next February.
My father is dropping me off at the airport along the way.
The bus is full. You'll have to wait for the next one.
He retires before the new pension scheme is due to come into effect.
Mr Johnson is a lawyer. He will be having three clients this afternoon.
If what you say is true, it follows that he has an alibi.
Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.
When is the ship leaving?
During the 19th century, many inventions were developed.
I am supposed to meet him at four.
It will have been raining for a week tomorrow.
They will have been in America for ten years next year.
By tomorrow, it will have been snowing for a week.
He will have lived in Paris for ten years next year.
You reap what you sow.
We will have lived here for ten years at the end of this month.
Gary will have been in Japan for six years next month.
My uncle will have been in New York for two years next month.
If I visit Nara again, I will have visited it four times.
Our American neighbor will have lived in Japan for five years next year.
If it is true, it follows that Nakagawa is guilty.
We will have lived here for a year next March.
My sister will have been studying English for ten years when she graduates from her college.
By next April you will have studied English for ten years.
By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
When I reach retirement age in 1998, I will have worked for the college for thirty years.