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サイコロがゾロ目になった (saikoro ga zorome ni natta) - The dice landed on a double.

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This phrase describes an event where dice land on the same number (a double). 'サイコロ (saikoro)' is the subject (dice), marked by the particle 'が (ga)'. 'ゾロ目 (zorome)' refers to rolling identical numbers on multiple dice. 'になった (ni natta)' is the past tense of 'になる (ni naru)', meaning 'to become' or 'to turn into', indicating the outcome of the dice roll.

Sample sentences

2個のサイコロが両方とも3のゾロ目になった。

Both of the two dice landed on a double three.

ゲーム中、なかなかサイコロがゾロ目にならなかったので、少しイライラした。

During the game, the dice just wouldn't land on a double, so I got a little frustrated.

彼の運が良いのか、頻繁にサイコロがゾロ目になる。

Perhaps he's lucky, as the dice frequently land on a double for him.

Quick facts

usage_context:'ゾロ目' is specifically used for dice or similar multi-item rolls where all items show the same face (e.g., two dice showing 1 and 1, or three dice showing 6, 6, and 6). It doesn't apply to general matching numbers outside of such contexts.

Often used with

ゾロ目が出る (zorome ga deru) - a double comes out

ゾロ目を出す (zorome o dasu) - to roll a double

ゾロ目狙い (zorome nerai) - aiming for a double

サイコロを振る (saikoro o furu) - to roll dice

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Example

2個のサイコロが両方とも3のゾロ目になった。

Both of the two dice landed on a double three.

ゲーム中、なかなかサイコロがゾロ目にならなかったので、少しイライラした。

During the game, the dice just wouldn't land on a double, so I got a little frustrated.