Grammar Info
N2 Lesson 3: 12/23

次第(しだい)だ
depending on, so

Structure
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Noun + 次第 +
Noun + 次第
Noun + 次第 + です
Noun + 次第
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使用域 一般
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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.
Fun-fact - In all of its nuances, 次第(しだい) just expresses a sequence of events or deciding factors, and what either will or has happened due to that. This link can be seen in other grammar patterns like 次第(しだい) 'as soon as' , and 次第(しだい)です 'due to that', or 'as a result of that'.
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成功(せいこう)は大抵(たいてい)努力(どりょく)次第(しだい)だ
Success depends mostly on effort.
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天気(てんき)次第(しだい)で、日(ひ)帰(がえ)りか一泊(いっぱく)二日(ふつか)かを決(き)めます。
Depending on the weather, we will decide on a daytrip or staying overnight.
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ワインの渋味(しぶみ)は濃度(のうど)次第(しだい)だ
Wine's astringency depends on its concentration.
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