GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜によると
Identifies the source from which the following information or report was obtained.
Examples
天気予報によると、午後から風が強くなるそうだ。
According to the weather forecast, the wind is expected to grow stronger this afternoon.
Words used
新聞によると、その展覧会は来月まで開かれる。
According to the newspaper, that exhibition will remain open until next month.
Words used
市の発表によると、道路は明日開通する。
According to the city's announcement, the road will open tomorrow.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Add
によるとto a noun naming a report, announcement, or other source to identify where the following information came from. - Basic usage:
市の発表によると、道路は明日開通する。identifies the city's announcement as the source of the news that the road opens tomorrow.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A source versus a cause
調査によると利用者が増えたrelays information obtained from a survey.工事によって道路が広くなったmakes the construction the cause of the road's widening, so distinguishによるとfrom causalによって.
- Combining it with a report ending
- A report expression can follow, as in
天気予報によると、雨が降るそうだ.によるとidentifies the source, while the following clause supplies the reported rain forecast.
- A report expression can follow, as in