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Japanese いかんによって grammar ikanniyotte
Japanese いかんによって grammar ikanniyotte

Japanese いかんによって grammar ikanniyotte :

JLPT level : N1

Formation :

Nいかんによって

Meaning and how to use :

1. Express the meaning : ” depend on… (some condition)”

Example

天気の如何によって、出発は遅れることもある
tenki no ikan ni yotte, shuppatsu ha okureru koto mo aru
Depend on the weather, departure can be late

面接の結果いかんによって、正社員になるかどうか決められます。
Mensetsu no kekka ikan niyotte, seishain ni naru ka dou ka kimerare masu.
Depend on the result of interview, that one can be regular employee or not, will be decided

彼の意見いかんによって、この社会的な問題が解けられるかもしれない。
kare no iken ikan niyotte, kono shakai teki na mondai ga tokareru kamoshirenai.
This social matter may be solved depend on his opinion

Note:
+)This struture is similar to struture :「…しだいで」
+)Kanji of いかん is 如何
+)This is very formal way of speaking.

Related structures :

いかんだ ikanda
いかんによって ikanniyotte
いかんによらず/いかんを問わず)/いかんにかからず ikanniyorazu/ ikanwotowazu/ ikannikakarazu

Note:
+)Similar in meaning to the structure 「「…しだいで」
+)The chineses character of いかん is 如何
+)is a formal and modern structure.

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2 thoughts on “Japanese いかんによって grammar ikanniyotte

  • But does いかん mean?
    If you don’t teach what words mean we learners cannot really fully comprehend what we are saying.

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    • Learn Japanese daily

      hi Kenb, いかん (何如) when it stays alone, it’s meaning is quite difficult to explain. Some site translate it as based on, but with out で,
      によって… I don’t think it has that meaning. In Japanese it means : どのようであるか – How it (thing) is.

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