How to Say ‘It was decided.’ in Japanese
決まりました。
kimari mashi ta
[kee-mah-ree mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [決まりました] is the polite past of [決まる], meaning something got decided. It focuses on the result, not who decided it.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This kind of wording is common in Japanese because the subject is often omitted when everyone already knows the context.
Phrase Breakdown
決まり
kimari
[kee-mah-ree]
decided; settled
From 決まる, meaning something has been decided.
日にちが決まりました。
The date has been decided.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite verb ending part
Part of the polite past ending ました.
会議は決まりました。
The meeting details were decided.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
Marks past tense in the polite form ました.
終わった。
It ended.
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