ことによる (kotoniyoru)

possibly; maybe; be due to the fact that

Meaning & usage

ことによる expresses that something is due to the fact that something happened, attaching to a plain-form verb or i-adjective plus こと, as in 良い教育を受けたことによる. The set phrase ことによると is a related expression meaning possibly or maybe, used at the start of a sentence.

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