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決める

to decide

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Conjugation of 決める

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
決める
kimeru
I decide
Present informal negative tense
決めない
kimenai
I don't decide
Present formal tense
決めます
kimemasu
I decide
Present formal negative tense
決めません
kimemasen
I do not decide
私/俺
Past informal tense
決めた
kimeta
I decided
Past informal negative tense
決めなかった
kimenakatta
I didn't decide
Past formal tense
決めました
kimemashita
I decide
Past formal negative tense
決めませんでした
kimemasen deshita
I did not decide
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
決めよ
kimeyo
decide
Imperative negative mood
決めるな
kimeru na
don't decide
Imperative formal mood
決めてください
kimete kudasai
please decide
Imperative formal negative mood
決めないでください
kimenai dekudasai
please do not decide
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
決めて
kimete
decide
Passive stem
決められる
kimerareru
decided
Hypothetical tense
決めれ
kimere
if I decided
Hypothetical conditional stem
決めれば
kimereba
decided
私/俺
Volitional stem
決めよう
kimeyō
will decide
Potential stem
決められる
kimerareru
decided
Continuative stem
決め
kime
deciding
Causative stem
決めさせる
kimesaseru
allow to decide
私/俺
Imperfective stem
決め
kime
decide

Examples of 決める

あの船でも 決める

Fine. I'll do it. Those men on that boat?

曇りなき眼で見定め... 決める.

To see with eyes unclouded by hate.

- 決める?

- A choice?

決めた！今晩彼をデートに誘うわ。

I decided. I'm going to ask him out tonight.

決めた オーストラリアがいい

It's right by Australia.

決めた？

- Figured it out yet?

決めた

I choose you.

決めて　何にする？

Just pick one. Whatever you want.

なら 自分でつければ？ 決めて　何にする？

Well, you know, you could just give yourself one.

それとも 覚悟 決めて リアルな女性として 関わっていく？

Or, making your resolve, you want to treat her like a real woman?