~によれば

〜ni yoreba

JLPT N3 Neutral Chapter 70: About, according to, compared with, 4 of 10

Formation

Noun + によれば

Means 'according to', 'based on' or 'by'.

When to use

The everyday way to cite a source - "according to...".

Explanation

The ~によれば grammar point is used to express information, opinions or a judgement made based on a certain source. It can be translated as 'according to', 'based on', or 'by' in English. This grammar point is typically used with a noun that represents the source of information.

Example sentences

Based On (In Accordance With)

Corpus examples (60)

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