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Context: after the commander of a platoon (小隊長) says some apparently
incomprehensible things, one of the soldiers whispers to another:

> 「こいつ、なんか決{き}めてないか？」

What is the meaning of 決める/決めてない here? Considering the context, I guess it
could mean "crazy" or "lunatic". Is it correct?
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meaning verbs
Can 決めてない mean "crazy"?
> 「こいつ、なんか決{き}めてないか？」

If I were to trust your guess from the actual context, I think I know exactly
what the phrase would mean. The verb I am thinking of is more often written
「キメる」 rather than 「決める」, but that is not a rule, so here I go.

「キメる」 has a slang meaning of " _ **to take drugs**_ ". Thus, the sentence
would mean:

> "Isn't he on some kind of drug?"

「決める」 has a few important meanings that have nothing to do with " **deciding**
". Read definition #11 from
[コトバンク](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B1%BA%E3%82%81%E3%82%8B-475856) which
says:

> 11 飲んだり食べたりする。飲食する。 **また、違法{いほう}な薬物{やくぶつ}などを摂取{せっしゅ}する** 。

meaning:

"To drink and/or eat. To dine. Or to consume illegal drugs."
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No, it doesn't mean crazy. It means "he haven't make up his mind?"
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