ことになる [1]

It has been decided that..; it turns out that.. kototonaru (more formal/strict)

Explanation of ことになる [1]

じゃあ、あなたたちがお 母かあさんのドラゴンを...!
すまない。まさか...、 君くんのお 母かあさんを 殺ころしてしまうことになるとは...。

Then, you guys killed my mother’s dragon...! 
I’m sorry, there’s no way I’d thought... for it to turn out to kill your mother...

More Examples

(Word Search. May not be used the same way as described above.)

JLPT WaniKani
Sort by