N3 grammar · Lesson 12

Basis and method: 「によって」「をもとに」「とおり」

同おなじ料理りょうりでも、地方ちほうによって味あじが違ちがいます。

「によって」: varies with, by means of, by (passive), plus 「による」 「により」; 「をもとに」: based on; 「とおり」 「どおり」: just as, as planned.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「によって」: varies with
  2. 02「によって」: means, and the doer in passives
  3. 03「による」 and 「により」
  4. 04「をもとに」: based on
  5. 05「とおり」 「どおり」: exactly as
  6. 06Compared with similar expressions

Practice

  • Match the phrases to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression
  • Which sentence is correct?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to the given form
  • Put the pieces in order

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