Category: N2 Grammar
とも、のみ, and にて
とも、のみ, and にて This page contains particles that are essentially just a different way to say some existing piece of grammar; とも、のみ、のみならず、and にて. There’s very few differences, and any minor differences are noted. とも...
だけ Expressions
だけ Expressions だけあって As expected of (Positive)Fact + だけあって + Positive result だけあって is used to express an expected result.This is almost always a positive nuance. It basically means さすが. You can only use this...
につけ and につき
につけ and につき につけ Every time/Both につけ comes from につけて, loosely meaning “attached to”.It is used to describe: Doing every time (More limited than たびに) True for both things Every time Sensory Verb/Emotion/Thought +...
にかかわる and をめぐる
にかかわる and をめぐる にかかわる Related to/Relevant toNoun + にかかわる にかかわる simply means “To be related to”. Sometimes considered a different usage, it may be used with extremely important things to show relevance. May be...
に応じて, に応えて, and に反して
に応じて, に応えて, and に反して This page explains some phrases related to responding to something. に応じて Adjust to/Respond to に応じて means “To adjust to”, and in some cases “respond to/comply with”. Examples 需要に応じて発注する – Order...
に従って, に沿って, and に伴って
に従って, に沿って, and に伴って に従って Changing with, Following/According toNoun + に従ってDictionary form verb + に従って に従って has 2 meanings:Changing with – Same as と共に, につれて (In this meaning)In accordance with – Same as に沿って...
に基づいて and を基にする
に基づいて and を基にする Please check the もと page first. に基づいて Basis for に基づいて indicates the thing used as the basis for something else. Typically this is truth, reality, or experience. Examples 事実に基づいている – Based...