modality N3 common casualpolitewritten

ことになっている — it is the rule that ~

ことになっている
Builds on ことになる

Meaning

Key sentence

The rule here is that you take your shoes off.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
verb (dictionary / negative) V(dict)/V-ない + ことになっている ぐことになっている / してはいけないことになっている

Examples

The meeting is set to be held every Monday.
I'm scheduled to meet the company president next week.
It's the rule that you may not eat or drink inside the building.

Easily confused with

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.

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