JLPT【N3 Grammar】 〜に従い／に従って｜as..

◉ 「as..」「with..」「in accordance with..」「follow..」「therefore..」

◉ 「従う」means「follow」「obey」。

◉ Both the “ます form” and “て form” of the verb indicate that the following will be connected to the “next action or sentence“.

◉ It means “follow the instructions of a person or marker” or “obey someone’s order“.

◉ “従って” is used when connecting sentences, and it means “therefore“. The first sentence is the cause, and the latter sentence is the result.

◉ The other usage is the same as “につれ／につれて”.

◉ It means “the former has changed for some reason..” and “the result of the latter will also change“.

◉ Verb（dict. form）＋〜に従（したが）い／に従（したが）って

◉ Noun＋〜に従（したが）い／に従（したが）って

◉ ～につれ／につれて

◉ ～に伴（ともな）って／に伴（ともな）い

◉ ～と共（とも）に