# je nachdem

je nachdem is a German adverb meaning “depending on”.

## Meanings

1. as the case may be, depending on the circumstances, depending on which is the case
   - Es war aber auch eine Gegend, über die sich viel lernen ließ, und weltbekannte Orte enthielt sie, bei deren Nennung man stolz oder traurig werden konnte, je nachdem. — But it was really a region that one could learn a lot about, and it contained world-famous places, at the mention of which one could become proud or sad, as the case may be.
2. _with ob (“whether”)_ depending on
   - je nachdem, ob man es gut findet — depending on whether one likes it

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