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Enrich your expressions For Upper Beginner and Intermediate learners |
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... ni yotte chigaimasu
differ depending on, It depends on
-ni yotte means "according to" or "depend on".
chigaimasu / chigau means "be wrong" or "be different", "differ".
[A] wa [B] ni yotte chigaimasu can be translated as "be different depending on", "differ depending on".
When [A] is already mentioned, you can say just [B] ni yotte chigaimasu "It depends on [B]". See No.5 & 6.
Example sentences
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1. | Shuukan wa kuni ni yotte chigaimasu. |
shuukan custom, habit
kuni country
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2. | Kangae-kata wa hito ni yotte chigaimasu. |
Kangae-kata way of thinking, opinion, kangaemasu to think, consider, -kata (stem +) how to do, way of
hito person, people
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3. | Takushii no ryookin wa chiiki ni yotte chigaimasu. |
takushii taxi, ryookin charge, fee, fare
chiiki local, region, area
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4. | Raamen no aji wa mise ni yotte kanari chigaimasu. |
Raamen Raamen noodle, Japanese-Chinese noodle, aji taste, flavor
mise store, shop, restaurant, kanari quite, rather, considerably
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5. | A | : | Shoogakkoo no natsu-yasumi wa itsu kara desu ka? |
| B | : | Gakkoo ni yotte chigaimasu. |
shoogakkoo elementary school, natsu-yasumi summer holidays, itsu when, -kara from
gakkoo school
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6. | A | : | Tokyo kara Okinawa made hikooki-dai wa ikura desu ka? |
| B | : | Kisetsu ni yotte chigaimasu. |
Okinawa place name, Okinawa prefecture, -kara -made from A to B
hikooki-dai air fare, hikooki airplane, flight, -dai cost, fee, fare, charge, bill
kisetsu season
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