によって

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
に因って
に依って

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Phrase

によって • (ni yotte)  (followed by a verb phrase)

  1. depending on
    場(ば)合(あい)によって変(か)わることがあります。
    Baai ni yotte kawaru koto ga arimasu.
    It may change depending on the situation.
    人(ひと)によって違(ちが)う
    hito ni yotte chigau
    differing depending on the person
  2. by (indicates the agent of a passive verb)
    Synonym: に (ni)
    社(しゃ)長(ちょう)によって指(し)名(めい)された
    shachō ni yotte shimei sareta
    appointed by the CEO
  3. by dint of; by; since; because of; due to
    調(ちょう)査(さ)によって原(げん)因(いん)が明(あき)らかになった。
    Chōsa ni yotte gen'in ga akiraka ni natta.
    The cause became clear as a result of the investigations.

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