~に決まっている

〜ni kimatte iru

JLPT N2 Chapter 104: As you would expect of it, 6 of 6

Formation

Verb-casual + に決まっている, い-Adjective + に決まっている, な-Adjective + だに決まっている, Noun + だに決まっている

Express certainty; 'it is obvious', 'it must be', 'no doubt'.

When to use

に決まっている: it is bound to be, certainly (負けるに決まっている).

Explanation

The ~に決まっている grammar point is used to express certainty or a strong conviction about a situation or event. It can be translated in English as 'it is obvious', 'it must be', or 'no doubt'. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective, or noun.

Example sentences

Inference (It Seems / Probably)

Corpus examples (5)