Use 決まる for dates, plans and other matters that become settled.
The idea
決まる is an intransitive godan verb: the matter decided takes が. 決まっています can describe a settled state or an established rule; 決まっていません means it is not yet settled.
| Dictionary | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 決まる | 決まります | 決まりません | 決まりました | 決まって |
Examples
- 会議の日が決まりました。The meeting date has been decided.
- 旅行の行き先はまだ決まっていません。The destination for the trip has not been decided yet.
- 新しいリーダーが来週決まります。The new leader will be decided next week.
- 予定が決まったら、教えてください。Please let me know when the plans are settled.
- 話し合いで予算が決まりました。The budget was decided through discussion.
- この店の休みは月曜日と決まっています。This shop is regularly closed on Mondays.
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Watch out
Do not use を for the thing decided with 決まる. With transitive 決める, the person deciding is the subject and the matter takes を.
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＿。（決まる→ます）
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決まります
決まります is the polite non-past form; context can place the decision in the future.
＿。（決まる→て）
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決まって
決まって is the て form: the final る changes to って in this godan verb.
日が＿。（決まりました／決めました）
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決まりました
決まりました fits because the date is the subject marked by が; 決めました would require someone deciding an object.
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＿。（決まる→ます）
＿。（決まる→て）
日が＿。（決まりました／決めました）
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Describe a plan that has not yet been settled, then say when it will be decided.