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応じて (oujite) Japanese meaning: in proportion to | Kotomora
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Related words 次し 第だい 次第 (しだい) also means 'depending on', but it often implies that the outcome is determined immediately after the condition is met, and it is used as a suffix attached to a noun or verb stem. 応じて is more about proportional or corresponding change.
よって よって (by, depending on) is used in similar contexts but is more formal and often appears in written language. 応じて is more neutral and widely used in both speech and writing.
Etymology Derived from the verb 応じる (おうじる, to respond, to comply), in its て-form. The phrase に応じて literally means 'in response to', and it developed the sense of 'in proportion to' or 'according to'.
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へや
の
大おお
きさ
を
変か
え
ます
。
We change the room size depending on the number of people.
Results come in proportion to effort.
