other N3 common casualpolitewritten

〜を左右する — to influence / determine ~

〜を左右する ・ さゆうする

Meaning

Key sentence

The weather can decide the outcome of the match.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
Noun (the deciding factor) + が + Noun (outcome) + を左右する [factor] が [outcome] を左右する 運命うんめいを左右する / 将来しょうらいを左右する

Examples

The first choice can sometimes shape the whole rest of one's life.
A tiny mistake decided who won and lost.

Notes

See 〜を左右する in real sentences

Jengo shows 〜を左右する the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.

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Sources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.

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