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๐ŸŒธ Japanese Topic 162ไธŠ็ดš๐ŸŒณ Advanced

ใ€œใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ

~ ni yotte

Depending on / By means of / Due to

๐ŸŒธ Expressing Means, Causes, and Variations ๐ŸŒธ

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogue

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšๅ›ฝใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ€ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ‚„็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใŒๅคงใใ้•ใ„ใพใ™ใญใ€‚

Kuni ni yotte, bunka ya shuukan ga ookiku chigaimasu ne.

Cultures and customs differ greatly depending on the country.

ใƒใƒŠ๏ผšใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚่จ€่‘‰ใ‚‚ๅœฐๅŸŸใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๆ–น่จ€ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Sou desu ne. Kotoba mo chiiki ni yotte hougen ga arimasu.

That's true. Even languages have dialects depending on the region.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใ“ใฎไผ็ตฑ็š„ใชๅปบ็‰ฉใฏใ€ๆœ‰ๅใชๅปบ็ฏ‰ๅฎถใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ่จญ่จˆใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Kono dentouteki na tatemono wa, yuumei na kenchikuka ni yotte sekkei saremashita.

This traditional building was designed by a famous architect.

ใƒใƒŠ๏ผšๅŠชๅŠ›ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ€ใฉใ‚“ใชๅ›ฐ้›ฃใ‚‚ไน—ใ‚Š่ถŠใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจไฟกใ˜ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Doryoku ni yotte, donna konnan mo norikoerareru to shinjite imasu.

I believe that through effort, any difficulty can be overcome.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšไธๆณจๆ„ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆไบ‹ๆ•…ใŒ่ตทใ“ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Fuchuui ni yotte jiko ga okoru koto mo aru node, ki o tsukemashou.

Accidents can happen due to carelessness, so let's be careful.

ใƒใƒŠ๏ผšใฏใ„ใ€‚ไบบใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ่€ƒใˆๆ–นใฏๆง˜ใ€…ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅฏพ่ฉฑใŒๅคงๅˆ‡ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Hai. Hito ni yotte kangaekata wa samazama desu kara, taiwa ga taisetsu desu ne.

Yes. Since ways of thinking vary from person to person, dialogue is important.

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๐Ÿ“– Vocabulary

5 words
ใกใ„ใchiikiregion / area
ใปใ†ใ’ใ‚“hougendialect
ใ›ใฃใ‘ใ„sekkeidesign / planning
ใฉใ‚Šใ‚‡ใdoryokueffort / hard work
ใตใกใ‚…ใ†ใ„fuchuuicarelessness
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โญ Key Sentence

ๅ่ฉž ใซ ใ‚ˆใฃใฆ

Noun ni yotte

Depending on / By / Due to [Noun]

  • Pattern: [Noun] ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ
  • Meaning: Indicates means, cause, agent of passive action, or variation.
ไบบใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅฅฝใฟใŒ้•ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Hito ni yotte konomi ga chigaimasu.

Preferences differ depending on the person.

ใ“ใฎๆœฌใฏๅค็›ฎๆผฑ็Ÿณใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Kono hon wa Natsume Souseki ni yotte kakaremashita.

This book was written by Natsume Souseki.

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๐ŸŽ“ Explanation

The expression ใ€Œใ€œใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ€ is a versatile advanced structure used in formal or written Japanese to indicate several relationships.

1.

Variation: Expressing that something changes based on a factor (e.g., 'depending on the country').

2.

Agent in Passive: Identifying who created or discovered something (e.g., 'written by...').

3.

Cause/Reason: Explaining why something happened (e.g., 'due to an accident').

4.

Means/Method: How something is achieved (e.g., 'through hard work').

Kuni ni yotte kotoba ga chigaimasu.
= 'Languages differ depending on the country.'

Doryoku ni yotte kaiketsu shimashita.
= 'It was solved through effort.'

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๐Ÿ“ Quiz

Which sentence means 'Preferences differ depending on the person'?