~ことにしている
〜koto ni shite iru
JLPT N3 Neutral
Formation
Verb-casual + ことにしている
Express a personal rule or habit; 'I make it a rule to', 'I always make sure to'.
When to use
ことにしている: a rule you set yourself and keep (毎朝走ることにしている).
Explanation
The ~ことにしている grammar point is used to express a personal rule, habit, or decision that the speaker has made for themselves. It can be translated as 'I make it a rule to' or 'I always make sure to' in English. This grammar point is formed by attaching ことにしている to the casual form of a verb.
Example sentences
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I make it a rule to exercise every day.
Mainichi undou suru koto ni shite iru.
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I make it a rule not to work late into the night.
Yoru osoku made hatarakanai koto ni shite iru.
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I always make sure to brush my teeth after meals.
Shokuji no ato, ha wo migaku koto ni shite iru.
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I always make sure to arrive 10 minutes early for meetings.
Kaigi ni wa kanarazu juppun mae ni tsuku koto ni shite iru.
Decisions (Decide To / It Was Decided)
- Verb ることにする〜ru koto ni suruN4Decide to do something, make a decision.
- Verb ない + ことにするVerb nai koto ni suruN4To decide not to do something.
- Verb る ことになる〜ru koto ni naruN4Indicates that something has been decided or arranged; 'it…
- Verb ない ことになるVerb nai koto ni naruN4Expresses a result; 'end up not', 'it will become that'…
- ~ことになっている〜koto ni natte iruN3Describes something that is decided, arranged, or expected.
Corpus examples (60)
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I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.
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He makes a point of doing ten push-ups before going to bed.
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She makes it a rule to take an hour's walk every morning.
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He always makes it a rule to take an hour's walk every day.
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I make it a rule to take a walk for an hour in the morning.
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She is in the habit of taking exercise before breakfast.
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I make it a rule to do some exercise before breakfast.
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I make it a rule to study English for 3 hours every day.
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Every morning I make it a rule to watch the English course on TV.
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He makes it a rule to read aloud every day.
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He makes a point of writing to his parents once every two months.
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She makes it a rule to attend any meeting.
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She makes a point of remembering each one of our birthdays.
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He is planning to go home on leave.
彼は新聞を読む時はいつも金融関係の記事に目を通すことにしている。
He makes it a rule to go over the financial section every time he reads the paper.
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My father makes it a rule to get up at six, even in winter.
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She makes it a rule to get up at six every morning.
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She makes it a rule to get up at six every morning.
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He makes it a rule to get up at six every day.
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He makes it a rule to get up at six every morning.
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He is in the habit of sitting up late on weekends.
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I make it a rule to get up at six.
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I make it a rule to get up at six in the morning.
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I make it a rule to get up at six every morning.
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I make it a rule to get up early in the morning.