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7. What does 毎朝歩くことにしています mean?
heard yesterday that someone would walk for the first time
make it a rule to walk every morning
cannot walk every day
do not have to walk every day
Answer and explanation
make it a rule to walk every morning
「make it a rule to walk every morning」
ことにする expresses one’s decision; ことにしている maintains a rule. ことになる can describe an externally decided outcome. A past verb before ことにする can mean treating an action as done.
9. Which meaning is closest to 食べたことにする?
make a new decision to eat
treat it as if one had eaten
cannot eat
say one wants to eat
Answer and explanation
treat it as if one had eaten
「treat it as if one had eaten」
ことにする expresses one’s decision; ことにしている maintains a rule. ことになる can describe an externally decided outcome. A past verb before ことにする can mean treating an action as done.