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Grammar detail: こととなると; ことになると

こととなると; ことになると
when it comes to ~
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verb plain form
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こととなると or ことになると
means
when it comes to ~
〜のこととなると is a more formal or literary version of 〜のことになると, but both mean “when it comes to~" and highlight a change in behavior or attitude.
ファッションのこととなると、とりわけ
おんな
女
の
こ
子
は
あ
飽
くことを
し
知
らない
。
When it comes to fashion, girls are especially insatiable.
ふくそう
服装
のこととなると
かのじょ
彼女
は
じだい
時代
に
おく
遅
れている
。
She is behind the times when it comes to clothes.
ぎろん
議論
をすることとなると、
かれ
彼
は
だれ
誰
にも
ま
負
けない
。
He is second to none when it comes to debating.
ちゅうかりょうり
中華料理
のことになると
わたし
私
の
おっと
夫
はプロなみだ。
My husband is an expert when it comes to cooking Chinese food.
テニスのことになると
かのじょ
彼女
は
みず
水
を
え
得
た
さかな
魚
のようだ。
She is in her element when it comes to tennis.
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Kanji used in this grammar

女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
飽
ホウ   あきる to grow weary of   あかす to feed up; to bore, surfeit   
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知
チ   しる to know   
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服
フク    clothes   
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装
ソウ   ショウ   よそおう to wear; to pretend   
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彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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代
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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遅
チ   おそい late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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議
ギ    deliberation   
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論
ロン    thesis, argument, discussion   
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誰
だれ who   
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負
フ   まかす to defeat   まける to be defeated   おう to carry (on one's back)   
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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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華
カ   ケ   China; Chinese   はな flower; showy; China   
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料
リョウ    fee   
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理
リ    logic   
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私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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夫
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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水
スイ   みず water   
得
トク    profit   える    うる to acquire   
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魚
ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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