Compound Particle (Intermediate ㊥ 297)
A particle that indicates means, cause, agent of passive sentence, or dependency on a situation.
Equivalent: According to; due to; owing to; because of; depending on; from ~ to; by means of; on the basis of; with; by
| (i) Noun | によって | |
| 政府によって | By the government | |
| (ii) {V/Adjective い}informal | かどうかに{よって/より} | |
| {来る/来た}かどうかに{よって/より} | Depending on whether someone comes/came or not | |
| {面白い/面白かった}かどうかに{よって/より} | Depending on whether something is/was interesting or not | |
| (iii) {Adjective な stem/Noun} | {Ø/だった}かどうかに{よって/より} | |
| {静か/静かだった}かどうかに{よって/より} | Depending on whether something is/was quiet or not | |
| (iv) Embedded Wh-Question | に{よって/より} | |
| 何を食べたかに{よって/より} | Depending on what someone ate | |
| 誰が来るかに{よって/より} | Depending on who comes |
