~によると ・~によれば
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~によると is a combination of the に particle, the verb よる ("to rely on; to lean on; to be based on") and the quotation marker と. ~によると is used to refer to sources, and is often translated to "based on" or "according to".
によると can be directly attached to nouns.
E.g. 天気予報によると、明日はなかなか寒くなるらしいよ! "According to the weather report, tomorrow is supposed to be quite cold!"
によると can be attached to verbs using ところ.
E.g. 見たところによると、それは偽物のようです。 "Based on what I saw, that seems to be a fake.
~によると has alternate forms ~によりますと (more polite), and ~によれば (interchangeable in casual speech, but によると is favored in formal situations).
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~によると means "based on/according to"
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によると attaches directly to nouns or to verbs using ところ
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によりますと is the polite version of によると
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によれば is also used in conversation
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