N4 grammar · Lesson 26

ようになる・ことにする・ことになる: change and decisions

日本語にほんごで冗談じょうだんが言いえるようになりました。

「〜ようになる」, 「〜なくなる」: changes in ability, habit. 「〜ことにする」: you decide. 「〜ことになる」: it’s decided for you. Also 「〜ことにしている」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「〜ようになる」: changes in ability and habit
  2. 02「〜なくなる」: no longer …
  3. 03「〜ことにする」: your own decision
  4. 04「〜ことになる」: decided by others, or how things turned out

Practice

  • Match each phrase to its meaning
  • Choose the correct sentence
  • 「ことにする」 or 「ことになる」?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Rewrite using the given pattern
  • Put the pieces in order

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