【JLPT N4 Grammar】〜ことにしている（~kotonishiteiru）

2019年8月19日 2024年10月27日

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Explanation：〜ことにしている

Meaning
"do something as a regular practice"
Used to indicate a habit or a personal rule that one has chosen to follow. It conveys that the speaker has made a decision to do something regularly or continuously and maintains that choice as a rule or routine.

Form
V（dictionary form / nai form）+ ことにしている

Points

Personal Decision as a Habit: This expression is used to describe an action that the speaker has decided to perform regularly.
Sense of Continuation: It implies that the decision is ongoing or currently in practice.
Intentionality: The speaker has made a conscious choice to continue this habit or behavior.

JLPT Level
N4

Sample sentenes

毎日まいにち　３０分ふん　勉強べんきょうすることにしています。
I study 30 minute every day as a regular practice.

私わたしは　タバコを　吸すわないことにしています。
I don’t smoke as a personal rule.

毎日まいにち　朝あさ７時じに　起おきることにしています。
I make it a rule to wake up at 7 A.M every day.

人ひとの　悪口わるぐちを　言いわないことにしています。
I make it a rule not to talk behind someone's back.

毎朝まいあさ　ニュースを　見みることにしています。
I watch the news every morning as a routine.

毎日まいにち　朝あさごはんを　食たべることにしています。
I eat breakfast every day as a regular routine.

寝ねる　前まえには　スマホを　見みないことにしています。
I make it a point not to look at my smartphone before going to bed.

Vocabulary

Japanese	English
わるぐちを　いう	to talk behind someone's back
ニュース	news