Today, I would like to talk about the meaning and usage of the N3 grammar “に決まっている( nikimatteiru )”.
THE MEANING OF “に決まっている ni kimatteiru ” IS…
The phrase “決まっている” is” it have already decided “,” it won’t change anymore “. Therefore, to say that it has been decided on 〇〇 means that it has already been decided and that it will almost never change. But under what circumstances can a speaker say “it’s decided” so categorically?
For example, some people would say
→This must be 100% true!
→This must be delicious!
→Of course that is no way!
by “the experience of themself ” “common sense judgment” or “objective facts”.
HOW TO MAKE SENTENCE PATTERNS of ” nikimatteiru “
◉ V（Base Form）＋に決まっている→行くに決まっている
◉ い-adj（Base Form）＋に決まっている→おいしいに決まっている
◉ な-adj（Base Form）＋に決まっている→綺麗に決まっている
◉ N＋に決まっている→彼に決まっている
SIMILAR SENTENCES TO ” nikimatteiru “
・「〜に
・「〜に
・「〜に
casual way of saying: 〜に決まってる
・Meaning：it must be〜、definitely、I am sure that~、no doubt
LET’S SEE FROM THE DIALOGUE
DIALOGUE１
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わー、おいしそう！(Wow, looks delicious!)
あのシェフは
DIALOGUE２
あのさ！まなみは
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