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“shitagatte” means to follow(direction/posting)..

“ni yoru to” from/based on

thank you Motoko sensei.
thank you Avie-san.
i’m confused here , that meaning of these two sentences are that the same. right?
annaizu ni shitagtte chigau michi ni imasu.
annaizu ni yoru to chigau michi ni imasu.
sometime “in shitagtte & ni yoru to”.

Hello,

Could you please check the hiragana transcription of the following sentence of the lesson notes:
2. 給料が増えるに従って、税金も増える。
きゅうしょう が ふえる に したがって、ぜいきん も ふえる。
The transcription of “salary” is incorrect, isn’t it?

Thank you!
Catherine

Catherine-san,

Thanks for pointing those out! You’re right, 給料 should be きゅうりょう. The “tūskin” got in there probably because when you type Japanese on a QWERTY keyboard, you don’t actually need to type “t s u” for つ - you can just type “t u” and it will come up. That’s why sometimes the romaji of native Japanese speakers can look a little bit off.

Kat
Team JapanesePod101.com

wael-san,
the first sentence is correct, but the second sentence needs some modifications.
“watashi wa joushi no shiji ni yori, kore o tsukurimashita” would be correct for instance.

This sentence and your first sentence have similar meanings, but the your first
sentence rather sounds like you created “this” according to your boss’s instruction and my sentence above sounds more like you created “this” as you were told to, by your boss.

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com

in some books explains (に従って)is used to express that something beyond human control takes place.
南に行くにしたがって気温が高くなる。
minami ni iku nishitagatte kion ga takakunaru.
As you go further south, the temperature gets warmer.
why this sentence is correct?.Although “ni iku”used to one’s purpose for going somewhere=under human control? and which part is “beyond human control”before or after “に従って”?.

is this sentence correct?
houritsu nishitagatte hannin ni shitagatte tsukamaeta.
in accordance with law follow suspect and arrest him.

wael-san,
first of all, your first sentence has “~ni shitagatte” twice.
The verb “follow” in your sentence is a simple verb, not functioning word
like “according to”. So the sentence should be;
houritsu ni shitagatte hannin o tsukamaeta.
OR,
houritsu ni shitagatte hannin o tsuiseki shi, tsukamaeta.
(”tsuiseki suru” means “follow” here)

“momentary action” means the action doesn’t last long, and it’s an action
taken and finishes soon (no repetation either).
Your example sentence is a bit tricky, because “goukaku suru” is not a guaranteed result.
When you use “~ ni shitagatte” with the meaning of “the more you do something,
the more…..”, the second half HAS TO happen accordingly.
For example, if you change the latter half to “understand better”;
Benkyou suru ni shitagatte, dandan wakatte kita. (= As I study, I got to understand better and better.)
This is perfect, becasue first half and second half correspond.
(Please note that “zutto” doesn’t go well with the expression “~ ni shitagatte”
because “~ni shitagatte” already shows the action has been taking for some time)

Hope it’s clear.

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com

wael-san,
I must say it’s really close case!!

Would you do us a favour? When you give us your sentences in Japanese
(even if it’s your attempts), will you add English translation?
So that we can analyse what you are right about and what you’re not right
about. In your sentence here, I think the main cause (for not being completely
correct) is that stationary sellings and students’ administration is not
well connected in sentence.
I mean, if you write (for example);
1. gakusei GA gakkou ni hairu ni tsurete bunbougu ga ureru.
2. gakusei no nyuugaku suu ga fueru ni shitagatte bunbougu ga motto ureru you ni
natta.
This makes sense. The meaning is “As the rate of students’ admission gets higher, stationery sells better” or that kind.

The expression “shitagatte” has to have the sense of “folloging” or “as [something] happens, [the other happens]”.
The action of “gakou ni hairu” is kind of “momentary”. You are accepted once only by any kind of school, right? After accepted, you are already a student there. So, this is the reason your sentence needs some modifications.

I hope my explanation is clear…if not, please feel free to ask again!!!

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com

wael-san,
yes, those two means the same and are correct!
I’ll talk to my team about your request, and search if we have some information on our site. Thank you for your patience!

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com

wael-san,
when you use [verb]ni shitagatte, there’re some restrictions in sentence end.

> watashi ga suru ni shitagatte, shite kudasai.
Assuming that you wanted to say “please do (exactly) like I do”,
this “shitagatte” is not appropriate. It’s “watashi ga suru youni shite kudasai”
or “watashi ga yatte miseru youni shite kudasai”.

> kion ga fueru ni shitagatte, reibou o tsukete mo iidesu ka.
You cannot use request-question expression in this case.
(please also note that “kion ga agaru” is the correct way)
It’d be “kion ga agattara, reibou o tsukete mo iidesu ka”
or could also be “kion ga agaru ni shitagatte, sakura no hana ga saite kita”.
Please remember that when you use “ni shitagatte”, you need “corresponding”
endings, and most of the case, it’s something that happens parallel.

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com

wael-san,
the best close is the last one. Just one little change of particle and ending:
wain to osake o nomu kotowa, watashi no shuukyou DE genkin DESU.

In this case, if you want to use the expression “shitagatte”, it means you
follow or consider what your religion says and you’ll declare;
watashi no shuukyou ni shitagatte, wain to osake wa nomimasen.
(= I don’t drink wine or alcohol in accordance with my religion teaching)

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com