This phrase means 'it depends on' something. It shows that the result changes because of one thing.
Noun + 次第でPrimary
This phrase means 'it depends on' something. It shows that the result changes because of one thing.
成績次第で、配属される部署が決まります。
The department you are assigned to will be decided depending on your grades.
あの時の一言次第で、二人の関係は壊れてしまっていたかもしれない。
Depending on that one word at that time, their relationship might have been completely destroyed.
あなたの協力次第では、この計画は実行不可能です。
Without your cooperation, this plan is impossible to execute. (Lit: Depending on your cooperation, this plan is impossible.)
我々にはまだチャンスがある。これからの戦略次第で、逆転勝利も夢ではない。
We still have a chance. Depending on our strategy from here on, a comeback victory is not just a dream.
アイデア次第で、この古い家具も素敵に変身させられる。
Depending on the idea, even this old furniture can be transformed into something wonderful.
This pattern shows how one thing changes another. Think of it like a dimmer switch for a light. The more you turn the switch, the brighter the light gets. The outcome changes based on how much of the first thing there is.
This is different from 〜次第だ (shidai da). 〜次第だ ends a sentence. It means "it depends on..." This is also like 〜いかんでは (ikan de wa). But 〜いかんでは is more formal. You use it more in writing. It means "depending on the state of something."
Don't use this when you want to say "depending on what I do." You need to change the verb into a noun first.
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