Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 7: 9/17

に則(のっと)ってAccording to, In accordance with, Based on, In line with

Structure

Noun + に則(のっと)って(1)
Noun (A) + に則(のっと)った(2) + Noun (B)

(1)に則(のっと)り
(2)に則(のっと)っての

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About に則って・に則り

に則(のっと)って is a formal expression used when something is being done 'according to (A)', or 'in line with (A)'. This is usually some basis, foundation, or standard which has a long running history. The case-marking particle に is being combined with the て-form of the う-Verb 則(のっと)る 'to follow along with' in this grammar pattern. Based on this, the literal meaning is just that (B) is something that follows along with (A).

While several forms may be seen, the most common are a noun followed by にのっとって, or a noun followed by にのっとった which will then modify a second noun.

Both the kanji form and the plain hiragana form are quite common, so it will be helpful to remember both.

As (A) is generally considered to be something that has some kind of foundation. It will mostly represent a thing that has some kind of inception point from which point little, if anything, changed. Some examples are laws, traditions, standards, codes of conduct, etc.

Examples

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    全(すべ)ての犯罪者(はんざいしゃ)は、法(ほう)に則(のっと)って裁(さば)かれるべきである。

    All criminals should be tried in accordance with the law.

      伝統(でんとう)に則(のっと)って、和装(わそう)で結婚式(けっこんしき)を行(おこな)いました。

      In accordance with tradition, the wedding ceremony was conducted in traditional Japanese attire.

        洗礼(せんれい)に則(のっと)って全(すべ)てのことをしていては、改革(かいかく)などできない。

        If everything is always done in accordance with the initial steps, a reformation cannot happen.

          もう古(ふる)いやり方(かた)に則(のっと)って全(すべ)てのことを行(おこな)うのはやめようではないか。

          Isn’t conducting everything based on the old way something that we should stop already?

            原則(げんそく)に則(のっと)って、規則(きそく)を破(やぶ)った社員(しゃいん)は解雇(かいこ)されることとなりました。

            The staff member was fired, having broken a regulation in line with the precedence.

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                に則って・に則り – Grammar Discussion

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                • djcostcosamples

                  djcostcosamples

                  I really struggle to intuit when to use this grammar point over に即して (and also with に沿って、but that seems to be less formal, so I can generally figure it out).

                  Is there something I’m missing between these two points that differentiates them from each other? They both seem to be used in almost exactly the same way.

                  I confuse these grammar points so often, it’d be helpful if there was some sort of hint to help understand why they’re not interchangeable.

                • mrnoone

                  mrnoone

                  @djcostcosamples
                  Hey!
                  You can think of に則って and に則して as synonyms. に沿って is a bit more general expression and can be used where に則って and に則して are used, but it is not always other way around.
                  Example:
                  川に沿ってより多くの木がある。
                  There are many trees along the river.
                  I will make sure to add some notifications in those grammar points!

                  Cheers!

                • djcostcosamples

                  djcostcosamples

                  I see, thank you!

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