Lesson 17
Decision & Change
- 1 〜ことにする・ことにしている ~koto ni suru / koto ni shite iru decide to / make a habit of A decision you made yourself — once, or as a standing rule.
- 2 〜ことになる・ことになっている ~koto ni naru / koto ni natte iru it was decided / the rule is A decision made by others or by circumstance — and the rule it became.
- 3 〜ように〔前置き・例〕 ~you ni as / like Not N4's "so that" — the ように of "as you know" and "like a child".
- 4 〜につれて・にしたがって ~ni tsurete / ni shitagatte as ~ changes As one thing gradually changes, so does another — linked change.
- 5 〜とともに ~to tomo ni together with / as "Together with" — a person, a time, or a change.
- 6 〜さ・〜み ~sa / ~mi -ness Two suffixes that turn an adjective into a noun — one measures, one feels.
Lesson check
All 6 forms of this lesson together — pick the right one from its look-alikes, the way the exam does. 6/8 completes the lesson.
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「よく考えて、来年N2を受ける＿。」(I decided myself) — fill the blank.
💡 Hint:Who made the decision?
Dictionary form + ことにした = a decision you made yourself. ことになった is one made by others or circumstance.
「会社の都合で、来月から大阪で働く＿。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:「会社の都合で」 — not my own choice.
Dictionary form + ことになった = decided by others or circumstance. ことにした would mean you chose it yourself.
「この寮では、夜10時までに帰る＿。寮のルールだ。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:Not a personal habit — a rule for everyone.
Dictionary form + ことになっている = an established rule. ことにしている is a personal habit you set yourself.
「健康のために、毎朝30分歩く＿。」(a rule I set myself) — fill the blank.
💡 Hint:A habit you set for yourself.
Dictionary form + ことにしている = a rule or habit you set yourself. ことになっている is a rule set by others.
「さっき話した＿、明日は8時に集まってください。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:"As I said earlier" — pointing back to what was said.
Vた + ように = "as …" (pointing back to what was said). につれて is linked change; とともに means "together with".
「日本の生活に慣れる＿、毎日が楽しくなってきた。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:As one thing changed, so did the other.
Dictionary form + にしたがって = "as …" (linked change). ように means "like / so that", not change.
「いつか家族＿、日本で暮らしたい。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:"Together" with people.
N + とともに = "together with". につれて only goes with change, not with people.
「富士山の高＿は、3776メートルです。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:Something you measure — in metres.
い-adj stem + さ = the measurable "-ness" (高さ = height). み (楽しみ, 痛み) is mostly for things you feel, not for a measured number.
Your score: /8