Verb ない ことになる
Verb nai koto ni naru
JLPT N4 Neutral
Formation
Verb-negative (ない) + ことになる
Expresses a result; 'end up not', 'it will become that', 'it would mean that'.
When to use
'It has been decided that ~ not', by others or by circumstance.
Explanation
The Verb ない ことになる grammar point is used to express a result or consequence. It translates to 'end up not', 'it will become that', or 'it would mean that' in English. It is formed by using the negative form (ない) of a verb followed by ことになる.
Example sentences
今日彼が来ないことになると、私たちの予定はキャンセルされます。
If he doesn't come today, our plans will be canceled.
Kyou kare ga konai koto ni naru to, watashitachi no yotei wa kyanseru saremasu.
このプロジェクトが進まないことになると、収益が減るでしょう。
If this project doesn't progress, it would mean that revenue will decrease.
Kono purojekuto ga susumanai koto ni naru to, shuueki ga heru deshou.
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If she ends up not passing the exam, her graduation will be delayed.
Kanojo wa shiken ni goukaku shinai koto ni naru to, sotsugyou ga okuremasu.
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If it rains, it will become that the picnic doesn't take place.
Ame ga furu to, pikunikku ga okonawarenai koto ni naru deshou.
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…
- ～ことにしている〜koto ni shite iruN3Express a personal rule or habit; 'I make it a rule to'…
- ～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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You'll get into trouble if your girlfriend finds out the truth.
積極的な姿勢があれば、解決できる問題はそのやり方を求め、掌握できない事柄からは手を引くことになる。
If you have a positive attitude, you are looking for ways to solve the problems that you can solve, and you are letting go of the things over which you have no control.
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Our American neighbor will have lived in Japan for five years next year.
自分の仕事を楽しくすることが出来れば、金以上に価値のあるものをもっていることになる。
If you enjoy the work you do, you have something worth more than money.
今の傾向が続くと、今後３０年以内に６５歳以上の人が人口の４分の１を占めることになる。
If these tendencies continue, those aged 65 or more will account for a quarter of the population within 30 years.
国債の償還は、国民の平均所得の減少を意味することになるでしょう。
Paying the national debt could mean reducing the average income.
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I'll have worked here ten years next April.
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He will have lived in Paris for ten years next year.
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He will have lived here for ten years by the end of next month.
次の日曜日で、私はホテルに１ヶ月滞在しつづけていることになるでしょう。
I will have been staying in this hotel for one month next Sunday.
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By next April you will have studied English for ten years.
私が１９９８年に定年になるときは、その大学へ３０年勤めたことになる。
When I reach retirement age in 1998, I will have worked for the college for thirty years.
１つの種が絶滅するたびに、我々は自然界の一部を永久に失うことになる。
Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.
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It will have been raining a whole week if it is rainy tomorrow.
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It will have been raining for a week tomorrow.
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By tomorrow, it will have been snowing for a week.
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It will have been raining for a week if it does not stop tomorrow.
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It will have been raining for a week by tomorrow.
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The father will look after her all by himself.
次の三月で私たちはここに１年間住んでいることになるでしょう。
We will have lived here for a year next March.
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A breakdown in the negotiations will mean war.
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This job will mean moving to another city.
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Drive more slowly, or you'll get a ticket.
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The discovery will have a momentous effect on the treatment of cancer.
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You will have studied English for four years next March.