Turn a short meeting into notes that colleagues can act on.

The idea

Use ことに決まりました to record an agreed decision. Mark an unresolved issue with まだ確認が必要です. For each action, name the person, the work and the deadline: 金曜日までに means by Friday, inclusive.

Examples

  • 会議かいぎでは、新あたらしい案あんを採用さいようすることに決きまりました。At the meeting, it was decided to adopt the new proposal.
  • 予算よさんについては、まだ確認かくにんが必要ひつようです。The budget still needs to be checked.
  • 田中たなかさんは金曜日きんようびまでに資料しりょうを送おくります。Tanaka will send the documents by Friday.
  • 佐藤さとうさんは担当者たんとうしゃに日程にっていを確認かくにんします。Sato will check the schedule with the person in charge.
  • 次回じかいの会議かいぎで結果けっかを報告ほうこくします。The results will be reported at the next meeting.
  • 次回じかいの会議かいぎは月曜日げつようびの午後ごごです。The next meeting is on Monday afternoon.

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Watch out

Do not present a proposal or an unconfirmed point as a decision. までに marks a deadline; まで describes a continuing endpoint. Include a year and date when the weekday alone could be ambiguous.

Try it yourself

  1. 新しい案を採用することに＿。（決まりました／確認します）

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    決まりました

    決まりました records the decision to adopt the proposal.

  2. 田中さんは金曜日＿資料を送ります。（までに／から）

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    までに

    までに sets the latest time for sending the documents.

  3. 予算については、まだ確認が＿です。（必要／決定）

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    必要

    必要 states that the budget still needs checking; it does not claim a decision.

Use it today

Write a short summary with one decision, one open question and two actions. Give each action an owner and a deadline, then check the details against the meeting.