how does と～と～による work?

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I know the individual words but I'm not familiar with the form used in the left bubble so I am not sure what she is trying to convey.

context: they were talking about something else, and a cat passed by. The brown hair girl glared at it then we get this panel.

Shurim · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-26 05:02:08Z

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This is not a grammar point. と is simply acting conjunctively to link nouns while による here means "depending on". Here is how the sentence is parsed:

（時と場合と猫）による
It depends on the time, the situation, and the cat.

answered Dec 26 '20 at 5:02

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ahh got it. didn't think about it this way, thanks – Frapto Dec 26 '20 at 5:11
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Since it wasn't mentioned in the question, it's maybe worth mentioning that 時と場合による is something of a set phrase. – Earthliŋ♦ Dec 26 '20 at 9:25
@earthlin, i didnt know that. I will make sure to commit it to memory. Thank you. – Frapto Dec 26 '20 at 13:27

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