TAKOBOTO

based on
this novel is based on real life

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いぜんはけいけんをもとにしてせっけいしていましたが、いまやけいけんとかんだけではレースにかてるようなマシンをつくることはできません。

Before we would design from our past experience but now experience and intuition alone aren't enough to built a machine that can win races.

このえいがはしょうせつをもとにしている。

This film is an adaptation of a novel.

じぶんがあつめたじじつをもとにして、かがくしゃは、そのじじつにいみとちつじょとかちをあたえるろんりのもようすなわちりろんをおりあげるのである。

Around his facts the scientist weaves a logical pattern or theory which gives the facts meaning, order, and significance.

かれはおやゆずりのざいさんをもとにしてとみをつくった。

He built on his father's fortune.

Dakara anata-tachi Nihongo no o-tetsudau domo arigatoo gozaimasu.

Shinsetsu

Grammar question & comments relevant to this entry here (third post).

Amatuka

thats an interesting thread - and I like the way you used blue for the answers!

dc

Feel free to nick the questions, answers & comments :-P

Amatuka

を is used to mark a noun or noun phrase.

N = noun.

Amatuka

Amatuka, if you make the answer text the same color as the background color, you can achieve the same effect. As it stands, the unhighlighted answer text is somewhat painful to look at, even though one is not supposed to be able to see it before highlighting it.

Nanashi

Amatuka, if you make the answer text the same color as the background color, you can achieve the same effect. As it stands, the unhighlighted answer text is somewhat painful to look at, even though one is not supposed to be able to see it before highlighting it.

Nanashi

Could someone tell me if there is a difference between [をもとにして]and[に基づいて]? Thanks.

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