12.II.4 決定: Vることになります·Vないことになります [it has been decided that … will (not) V]

わたしは4月から大阪の支店に移ることになりました。

I will be transferring to the Osaka branch starting in April.

我將從四月份開始調到大阪的分店。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしは	watashi wa	subject	I (topic marker)
4月から	shigatsu kara	modifiers	from April
大阪の	Osaka no	modifiers	Osaka’s
支店に	shiten ni	modifiers	to the branch office
移ることに	utsuru koto ni	modifiers	decided to transfer
なりました。	narimashita.	predicate	became

My parents and sister are coming to Japan next week.

父母和妹妹下週將來日本。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
両親と	ryoushin to	subject	parents and
妹が	imouto ga	subject	sister (subject marker)
来週	raishuu	modifiers	next week
日本に	Nihon ni	modifiers	to Japan
来ることに	kuru koto ni	modifiers	decided to come
なりました。	narimashita.	predicate	became

Therefore, it was decided that everyone will go to Tokyo Skytree.

於是我們決定一起去東京天空樹。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
それで	sorede	modifiers	and so
みんなで	min’na-de	modifiers	with everyone
東京スカイツリーに	to-kyo—sukai-tsuri—ni	modifiers	to Tokyo Skytree
行く	iku	predicate	to go
ことに	kotoni	modifiers	to (indicates intention)
なりました	nari-mashi-ta	verb conjugations	became

I will not be going on a business trip to India next month.

下個月我將不會去印度出差。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
来月	raigetsu	modifiers	next month
わたし	watashi	subject	I
は	wa	particles	topic marker
インドに	indo-ni	modifiers	to India
出張しないことに	shuccho—shi-nai-koto-ni	verb conjugations	will not go on a business trip
なりました	nari-mashi-ta	predicate	became

Aoki-san is going.

青木先生要去。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
青木さん	aoki-san	subject	Mr./Ms. Aoki
が	ga	particles	subject marker
行きます	iki-masu	predicate	goes

From now on, employees are no longer allowed to park here.

從現在開始，員工也不能在這裏停車了。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
これからは	korekara-wa	modifiers	from now on
社員も	shain-mo	subject	employees also
ここには	ko-ko-ni-wa	particles	in this place
駐車できないことに	chu-sha-deki-nai-koto-ni	modifiers	unable to park
なりました	nari-mashi-ta	predicate	became

I am getting married in the fall.

我在秋天決定結婚。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしは	watashi wa	subject	I (topic marker)
秋に、	aki ni,	-	in the autumn,
結婚することに	kekkon suru koto ni	modifiers	decided to get married
なりました。	narimashita.	predicate	became

People who are going on a trip are required to pay by the 20th.

旅行去的人們需要在20日之前支付錢款。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
旅行に	ryoko—ni	modifiers	to travel
行く	iku	predicate	go
人	hito	subject	person
は	wa	particles	topic marker
20日まで	nijuunichi made	modifiers	until the 20th
お金を	okane-wo	modifiers	money
払う	harau	predicate	pay
ことになっています	kotoni-na-t-te-i-masu	verb conjugations	is supposed to