Coming after another noun, 次第（しだい） 'directly following' is a noun that will often be used in a similar way to a suffix. In these cases, it will be followed by だ, or で and a part (B) statement. In this use, 次第（しだい） will be translated as 'depending on (A), (B)', or '(B) depends on (A)'. (A) will most frequently highlight a person or some specific situation that is considered to be in control of what happens next.

• 夢（ゆめ）をかなえられるかどうかは君（きみ）の努力（どりょく）次第（しだい）だ。
  Being able to make your dream come true or not depends on you.
• 第一（だいいち）希望（きぼう）の大学（だいがく）へ入（はい）れるかは、試験（しけん）の結果（けっか）次第（しだい）だ。
  Whether I can go to the college of my first choice or not, depends on my test results.
• 内装（ないそう）工事（こうじ）の完成（かんせい）日（び）次第（しだい）で、鍵（かぎ）の引（ひ）き渡（わた）し日（び）が変（か）わる可能性（かのうせい）があります。
  Depending on the completion date of the interior construction, the date for handing over the key may change.
• 値段（ねだん）次第（しだい）で、ナビを付（つ）けるか付（つ）けないかを決（き）めます。
  Depending on the price, I will decide on whether I want to install a navigation system or not.