Dependencies (ขึ้นอยู่กับ)

To express that one outcome or situation is contingent upon another factor, use the phrase ขึ้นอยู่กับ ("to depend on").

Place ขึ้นอยู่กับ directly between the subject (the outcome being affected) and its determining condition.

This structure is highly useful for discussing variables in commercial agriculture. You will often use this pattern to link harvest qualities or risks to environmental and economic factors, such as humidity (ความชื้น) or forecasts (คาดการณ์).

The subject before ขึ้นอยู่กับ does not have to be a simple noun. You can also use an entire clause or a question—such as whether or not a situation will happen—as the outcome that depends on the subsequent factor.