Pocket Korean

Korean grammar patterns › Level 4

N에 의하면

according to N (citing a source)

Level 4 · TOPIK II · intermediate

How to use it

Introduces the source of information. The sentence usually ends in a hearsay form: -다고 해요, -대요, -다고 합니다. N에 따르면 means the same.

Forming it

뉴스→ 뉴스에 의하면
조사→ 조사에 의하면
일기 예보→ 일기 예보에 의하면

Don't confuse it with N에 의해(서) 'by N' (agent of a passive).

Examples

Compared with similar patterns

N에 따라(서) (G3-045) means 'depending on / in accordance with', not 'according to (a source)'. -ㄴ/는대요 (G3-040) is the hearsay ending that often goes with it.

Related patterns