〜次第だ / 〜次第で
Depends on 〜次第だ / 〜次第で
Meaning
"It depends entirely on ~".
Formation
[noun] + 次第だ · [noun] + 次第で
Notes
The outcome hangs on that one thing and nothing else. Keep it apart from 〜次第 attached to a verb stem, which means "as soon as" — 着き次第, 分かり次第.
Examples
明日(あした)行(い)くかどうかは天気次第(てんきしだい)です。
Whether we go tomorrow depends on the weather.
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成功(せいこう)するかどうかは努力(どりょく)次第(しだい)です。
Whether you succeed depends on your effort.
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値段(ねだん)は材料(ざいりょう)次第(しだい)で変(か)わります。
The price varies depending on the ingredients.
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結果(けっか)は君(きみ)次第(しだい)です。
The outcome is entirely up to you.
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使い方(つかいかた)次第(しだい)で、便利(べんり)な道具(どうぐ)になります。
Depending on how you use it, it becomes a handy tool.
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⚠️ Often confused with
〜に基づいて
Based on 〜に基づいて
"Based on ~", "in accordance with ~".
〜をもとに(して)
Drawing on 〜をもとに(して)
"Using ~ as the material", "based loosely on ~".
〜に応じて
According to 〜に応じて
"According to ~", "in response to ~" — varying with the thing named.
〜に即して
In conformity with 〜に即して
"In line with ~", "in conformity with ~ (the facts, the law, the reality)".
〜を踏まえて
Taking into account 〜を踏まえて
"On the basis of ~", "taking ~ into account" — building on established material.