ことによると

ことによると · kotoniyoruto · JLPT N3 · noun

(depending on the circumstances)

こと + によると = matter + depending on: it depends how things go

こと (koto) means thing or matter, and によると (ni yoru to) means if it depends on. Together they say: depending on how things turn out. It is used like perhaps or possibly, e.g. ことによると雨かも = it might even rain.

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