決めます（きめます、kimemasu）
- to decide

The Japanese verb 決めます決めます means "to decide," "to determine," "to choose," or "to settle on" something. It implies making a decision after considering options, or finalizing a plan or choice. It can also mean "to fix" or "to set" something in a specific way. It is a versatile verb used in many different contexts.

⚫︎晩ご飯は何にするか決めます。 Translation: I will decide what to have for dinner. ⚫︎旅行の日程を決めます。 Translation: I will decide the travel schedule. ⚫︎新しいプロジェクトのリーダーを決めます。 Translation: We will decide the leader of the new project.

決めます決めます is used when you are actively making a decision. It can be used for everyday choices, important life decisions, or setting specific terms or arrangements. You can use it in formal and informal situations, though the level of politeness can be adjusted with other verbs (like 決定します for a more formal tone). The subject (who is deciding) is often implied or clear from the context.

決めます is written in hiragana as きめます. The base form of the verb (dictionary form) is 決める決める（kimeru, "to decide"). The ます form is the polite form and is the present and future tense form, as well as the polite imperative. The kanji form 決（き）めます決めます is also used, but in everyday writing, hiragana is common. The okurigana is standard; the める is always included.

⚫︎ 決定（けってい）します (kettei shimasu): to decide; to determine (more formal) ⚫︎ 選（えら）びます (erabimasu): to choose; to select ⚫︎ 選定（せんてい）します (sentei shimasu): to select; to choose (more formal, often for official selections) ⚫︎ 定める (sadameru): to decide; to determine; to establish (formal)

⚫︎ There isn't a direct single antonym for 決めます決めます. The opposite of "deciding" could be "not deciding," which is often expressed as まだ決めていません (mada kimeteimasen - "I haven't decided yet.") or expressions implying uncertainty, such as 迷（まよ）う (mayou - to hesitate, to be lost)

来週の会議の時間を決めます。 ・Translation: I will decide the time for next week's meeting. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the use of 決めます決めます to set a specific detail (the time) for an event.

進路を自分で決めます。 ・Translation: I will decide my future path myself. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates 決めます決めます being used in a more personal and important context, referring to making a decision about one's future.

The verb 決（き）める決める comes from the verb stem 決（き）ま＋ the verb ending める. The kanji 決 means "to decide," "to fix," or "to settle." The etymology doesn't have a complex story beyond a basic combination of the kanji with verb ending.