JLPT N3 Grammar によって / による (ni yotte / ni yoru)
Learn Japanese grammar: によって (ni yotte) / による (ni yoru) / により (ni yori). Meaning: by means of; due to; owing to; because of ~.
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によって / による - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1hint romaji English
sore wa baai ni yoru. That depends on the situation. Example #2hint romaji English
ひとによってかんがえがたがちがう。 hito ni yotte kangaegata ga chigau. Everyone has a different way of thinking. Example #3大雪 によって 、電車は２時間以上も遅れました。
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おおゆきによって、でんしゃは２じかんいじょうもおくれました。 ooyuki ni yotte, densha wa 2 jikan ijou mo okuremashita. Due to the heavy snow, the train was more than 2 hours late. Example #4その薬品は人 によって は強い副作用が起こる。
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そのやくひんはひとによってはつよいふくさようがおこる。 sono yakuhin wa hito ni yotte wa tsuyoi fukusayou ga okoru. That medicine has strong side effects depending on the person. Example #5これは有名な作家 によって 書かれた小説です。
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これはゆうめいなさっかによってかかれたしょうせつです。 kore wa yuumei na sakka ni yotte kakareta shousetsu desu. This is a novel that was written by a famous author. Example #6hint romaji English
しゅうかんはくにによってことなる。 shuukan wa kuni ni yotte kotonaru. Customs differ from one country to another. Example #7私たちは言語 によって 思想を表現する。
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わたしたちはげんごによってしそうをひょうげんする。 watashitachi wa gengo ni yotte shisou o hyougen suru. We express our thoughts by means of languages. Example #8関東地方から北海道にかけて台風 による 被害が広がっています。
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かんとうちほうからほっかいどうにかけてたいふうによるひがいがひろがっています。 kantou chihou kara hokkaidou ni kakete taifuu ni yoru higai ga hirogatte imasu. Damage from the typhoon has spread from the Kanto region to Hokkaido. Example #9その事故は彼の車の運転における不注意 による ものであった。
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そのじこはかれのくるまのうんてんにおけるふちゅういによるものであった。 sono jiko wa kare no kuruma no unten ni okeru fuchuui ni yoru mono de atta. The accident was due to his careless driving of the car. Example #10増税 により 、生活は苦しくなる一方だ。
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ぞうぜいにより、せいかつはくるしくなるいっぽうだ。 zouzei ni yori, seikatsu wa kurushiku naru ippou da. Tax increases are making life harder. Related JLPT Grammar JLPT N3 Study GuideJLPT N3 Grammar Master [e-book]
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