決まる

きまる · kimaru · JLPT N4 · verb-godan

to be set

🔨 決 = decide; -maru = it happens by itself: kimaru = gets decided

Pair it with 決める (kimeru), to decide something. The -eru form takes an object: you decide it. The -aru form has no object: the matter ends up settled. Same pattern as 始める/始まる and 止める/止まる.

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