connective N2 common politewritten
をもとに(して) — based on
をもとに(して)
Builds on に基づいて
Meaning
- based on ~ / using ~ as material / drawing on ~ — takes something as the source or starting point from which to create or work
Key sentence
この映画は実際の事件をもとに作られた。
This film was made based on a real incident.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun + をもとに(して) (adnominal をもとにした + N) | N + をもとに(して) | 経験をもとに / 資料をもとにして |
Examples
集めたデータをもとに、グラフを作成した。
I made a graph based on the data I'd collected.
彼の体験談をもとにした小説が出版された。
A novel based on his account was published.
Easily confused with
Notes
- もと (基/元) = 'basis / origin'. Strongly associated with creating something — a story, a graph, a design — from source material. The adnominal をもとにした modifies the following noun.
See をもとに(して) in real sentences
Jengo shows をもとに(して) the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.