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

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

  1. Personal Decision as a Habit: This expression is used to describe an action that the speaker has decided to perform regularly.
  2. Sense of Continuation: It implies that the decision is ongoing or currently in practice.
  3. 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.

わたしは タバコを わないことにしています
I dont smoke as a personal rule.

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

ひとの 悪口わるぐちを 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 ことにしています
I watch the news every morning as a routine.

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

る まえには スマホを 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
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