means "in line with" a factor that varies: as the factor
changes, what is done is adjusted to fit it. It goes straight after a noun, and
modifies a noun.
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Salary is determined depending on experience.
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It is necessary to change our response depending on the situation.
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You should do exercise suitable for your age.
It belongs to formal speech and writing: prices, plans, services, rules. In
conversation, says much the same.
に応じて or によって
says only that something differs from case to case. に応じて
says that something is matched to the case, so the sentence needs an action or
a decision that does the matching.
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Opinions differ from person to person.
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You change the way you speak to suit the person.
- × 人に応じて意見が違う → 人によって意見が違う
In response to a request
After a request, a demand or an invitation, に応じて means "in response to":
the request was met. The verb on its own means "accept, meet":
.
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In response to citizens' demands, the city built a new park.
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We will modify the plan in accordance with the customer's requests.
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