～によって
〜ni yotte
JLPT N3 Neutral
Formation
Verb-casual + によって, い-Adjective + によって, な-Adjective + によって, Noun + によって
Indicates the reason or cause, difference depending on a factor, or methods used.
When to use
によって: by means of, due to, depending on. Written: により.
Explanation
The ～によって grammar point is used to express the reason or cause of something, to show a difference depending on a certain factor, or to indicate the method or means by which something is done. It can be translated as 'by', 'depending on', 'due to', or 'according to' in English. The formation is the same for verbs, い-adjectives, な-adjectives, and nouns.
Example sentences
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The accident was caused by bad weather.
Sono jiko wa akutenkou ni yotte hikiokosareta.
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Health conditions change depending on lifestyle habits.
Seikatsu shuukan ni yotte, kenkou joutai ga kawarimasu.
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His success was achieved through hard work.
Kare no seikou wa doryoku ni yotte erareta mono da.
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The results vary depending on the difficulty of the exam.
Kekka wa shiken no nan'ido ni yotte kotonarimasu.
Through (Via / Over A Range)
Corpus examples (60)
ある男を判断するには、その人の友人によるのと同様に敵によって判断するのがいいだろう。
You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
長い目で見ると、私達はこの機械を買うことによって、沢山のお金を節約できます。
In the long run, we can save a lot of money by buying this machine.
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One's lifestyle is largely determined by money.
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They led me to believe that there was no danger.
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A fierce battle was fought by the soldiers.
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Diligence enabled him to succeed.
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Who was this machine invented by?
そのクラスの個々のメンバーは数学のあまり得意でない生徒によって足を引っ張られたくないと思っているのです。
Those individual members of the class do not want to be held back by others not so good at math.
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Slave revolts interfered with the Middle Passage.
カタログを通じて郵便で買い物をすることによって、人々は幅広い商品を選ぶことが出来る。
Shopping by mail through catalogs gives people a wide choice of merchandise.
それからその路線の通る最良の道筋を決める必要がある。それは何よりもその路線が通る地形によって決まる。
It then became necessary to settle the best route for the line to follow; and that was determined, in the first place, by the shape of the land it had to cross.
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You will succeed in the long run by studying.
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The country is supported by industry.
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We learn by teaching.
全員が戦後、連合軍によって投獄され、その後戦犯として死刑か長期の刑期を宣告された。
All were imprisoned by the Allies after the war and later sentenced to death or given long prison terms for war crimes.
インサイダー取引スキャンダルによって多数の人が破産しました。
The insider trading scandal put a lot of people out of business.
大衆によって重んじられている人が必ずしもそれを受けるに足る人とは言えない。
People who are made much of by the public are not always those who most deserve it.
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Social customs vary from country to country.
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International postal rates differ according to destination.
人間は環境によってつくられるものというよりはむしろ環境をつくり出すものなのである。
Man is not the creature, so much as he is the creator, of circumstances.
現在、参加を希望する方々がとても多く、状況によって１ヶ月先まで満席になっております。
At present a very great number of people are seeking to participate and, depending on circumstances, up to a month ahead is fully booked.
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Table manners vary from one country to another.
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As usual, Tom was late.
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Japanese accents vary from region to region.
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Light is resolved by a prism into seven colors.