のもとで
(No moto de)
under (the guidance / condition / auspices of).
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + のもとで (adverbial) / のもとに (literary variant).
- ＋Used for supervision, guidance, conditions, systems.
- ＋のもとで is the more common modern form; のもとに is slightly more literary.
Examples
1.
有名な先生のもとで、ピアノを学んだ。
Yuumei na sensei no moto de, piano o manan da.
I studied piano under a famous teacher.
「under (the guidance / condition / auspices of)」
2.
青空のもとで、ピクニックを楽しんだ。
Aozora no moto de, pikunikku o tanoshin da.
We enjoyed a picnic under the blue sky.
「under (the guidance / condition / auspices of)」