決める (Kimeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto persist in doing; to go through with
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto always do; to have made a habit ofas 決めている
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto take for granted; to assume
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
Examples
遊学先はもう決めた?
Have you decided where you're going to go to study abroad?
彼女は青い服に決めた。
She decided on a blue dress.
彼女は赤い上着に決めた。
She decided on the red coat.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).