ことになる – Vocabulary details

ことになる

Expression

Verb (5-dan, る)

Usually written in kana

1. to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

usu. sentence ending

面めん倒どうなので、普ふ通つうに話はなそうということになった。Since it was troublesome, it was decided that we would just talk normally.

2. to be the result (of); to be the outcome

急きゅうにこんなことになってしまって、本ほん当とうにごめんなさい。I am truly sorry that things have suddenly turned out this way.

3. to be the reason (for)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

面めん倒どうなことになるよ。

You'll get into trouble.

ややこしいことになるぞ。

This is going to get complicated.

どうして、そんなことになったの？

How did it come to this?

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