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JLPT N3
〜に基づいて

Our company's new service was developed based on years of research data.

📖 Explanation & Nuance

ENGLISH EXPLANATION

The phrase 「~に基づいて」(にもとづいて) means "based on" or "founded on." It indicates that something is created, decided, or performed with a particular fact, principle, rule, or data as its fundamental source or basis. It attaches directly to a noun. This expression is commonly used in formal or objective explanations, especially for works, decisions, or theories. Example: 当社の新しいサービスは、長年の調査データ**に基づいて**開発されました。

JAPANESE EXPLANATION

事実や規則などを根拠や基準とし、物事が作られたり判断されたりすることを表します。名詞につきます。

📝 Example Sentence

当社の新しいサービスは、長年の調査データ「に基づいて」開発されました。

Our company's new service was developed based on years of research data.

Practice Quiz

Verify your grammar strength for "〜に基づいて"

当社の新しいサービスは、長年の調査データ(   )開発されました。
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解説 (JP): 事実や規則などを根拠や基準とし、物事が作られたり判断されたりすることを表します。名詞につきます。\n\nCommon Mistakes:\n❌ のわりに: 'データのわりに' would mean 'Despite being data (unexpectedly)'. It makes absolutely no sense here!\n❌ に沿って: While you can act 'in accordance with' a manual, you develop things 'based on' the structural foundation of data.\n❌ にかけては: 'データにかけては' would mean 'When it comes to data, our company is the best'. That doesn't connect to 'was developed'!
Explanation (EN): The phrase 「~に基づいて」(にもとづいて) means \"based on\" or \"founded on.\" It indicates that something is created, decided, or performed with a particular fact, principle, rule, or data as its fundamental source or basis. It attaches directly to a noun. This expression is commonly used in formal or objective explanations, especially for works, decisions, or theories. Example: 当社の新しいサービスは、長年の調査データ**に基づいて**開発されました。\n\nCommon Mistakes:\n❌ のわりに: 'データのわりに' would mean 'Despite being data (unexpectedly)'. It makes absolutely no sense here!\n❌ に沿って: While you can act 'in accordance with' a manual, you develop things 'based on' the structural foundation of data.\n❌ にかけては: 'データにかけては' would mean 'When it comes to data, our company is the best'. That doesn't connect to 'was developed'!
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