よる
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 依る
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to be due to; to be caused by- to depend on; to turn on
- to be based on; to come from
- to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | よる | よります |
| Negative | よらない | よりません |
| Past | よった | よりました |
| Past negative | よらなかった | よりませんでした |
| Te-form | よって |
|---|---|
| Potential | よれる |
| Passive | よられる |
| Causative | よらせる |
| Volitional | よろう |
| Imperative | よれ |
| Conditional (ば) | よれば |
| Conditional (たら) | よったら |
Example sentences
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Without him nothing was made that has been made.
人にもよるけど、女性に対して「サー」(男性への敬称)を使うことは、とても失礼なことです。
It depends on the person, but using "sir" for women (a title of honour for men) is very rude.
スポーツが人々に訴えるのは、その健康的側面によるだけでなく、チーム競技が養う協調精神、それに競争的側面そのものにもよるのである。
It's not only the health aspects of sports that appeal to people, but the cooperative aspect that team sports teach, and the competitive aspect in itself.
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I named my daughter Nairu wishing her long life.
この理由により、著者に関する信憑性は、資料の信憑性に拠っているのである。
For this reason, the credibility of the book's authors rests on the credibility of their sources.