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GRAMMAR DETAIL

〜にかかっている

N1

depends on

Indicates that an important outcome depends decisively on a person's judgment or whether a condition is met.

Examples

3

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: Present an outcome as the topic and attach にかかっている to the decisive condition or judgment to show what determines it.
  • Basic usage: 計画の成否は、地域から信頼を得られるかにかかっている。 identifies earning the community's trust as the decisive condition for the plan's success.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Connecting a condition clause or noun
    • 信頼を得られるかにかかっている takes a clause expressing whether something is possible. The determining factor can also be a noun, as in 医師の判断にかかっている.

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