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~次第しだいで: meaning, usage and examples

~次第しだいで means: depending on... / according to...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 君きみの答こたえ次第しだいで、結果けっかが変かわる。

   The result will change depending on your answer.

2. やり方次第かたしだいで、成功せいこうできる。

   You can succeed depending on how you do it.

3. 天気てんき次第しだいで、明日あしたの予定よていを決きめましょう。

   Let's decide tomorrow's plans depending on the weather.

4. 試験しけんの結果けっか次第しだいでは、留学りゅうがくできないかもしれない。

   Depending on the exam results, I might not be able to study abroad.

When to use it

Means "depending on": the result changes according to the noun, which is the deciding factor. 天気てんき次第しだいで予定よていを決きめる means deciding the plans depending on the weather. 次第しだいでは points to one possible outcome, often a negative one, and 次第しだいだ ends a sentence: 結果けっかは努力どりょく次第しだいだ (the result depends on your effort).

Nuance

Common in speech and business. It stresses that one factor decides everything. 次第しだいでは often leads to かもしれない or こともある. The noun is usually something that can vary: 天気てんき, 結果けっか, 考かんがえ方かた, 努力どりょく, やり方かた.

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に応おうじて means adjusting to match a variable amount or condition: 人数にんずうに応おうじて席せきを用意よういする. 次第しだいで means the outcome is decided by that factor: 人数にんずう次第しだいで会場かいじょうを決きめる. Verb ます-stem + 次第しだい is different: "as soon as": 着つき次第しだい、連絡れんらくします.

Tip: Noun + 次第しだいで = depends on. Verb stem + 次第しだい = as soon as. Check what comes before 次第しだい.