Structure
Verb[る](1) + とおり
Noun + どおり
Noun + の + とおり
(1) Verb[た]
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About とおり
Often, the noun とおり carries the meaning of 'in that way', or 'just like that'. In its kanji form, とおり will be written as 通り, and literally means 'street', or 'way'. However, it is regularly used to indicate the level of 'sameness' one thing has with another. This 'sameness' meaning appears when とおり is used as a suffix.
とおり (or どおり) may be used with verbs or nouns. In the case of verbs, it is common to see it being used after both the plain form, and the simple-past form.
とおり (or どおり) may be used with verbs or nouns. In the case of verbs, it is common to see it being used after both the plain form, and the simple-past form.
- お客様のおっしゃる通りです。Honored guest, the thing you say is precisely correct. (That's exactly right)
- 彼は僕の思った通りの時間に帰ってきた。Just as I expected, he came back when I thought he would come back.
- 計画どおり に進めて行きます。We will continue as the plan suggests.
- ご覧の通り、私の手には何もありません。As you can see, I have nothing in my hands.
Fun Fact
Constructions like 言った通り and その通り are used very frequently, simply as a polite way to agree with what has been said by another. In these cases, it translates similarly to 'that's exactly right', or 'that's it!'.- リカの言った通りだった!あそこのパン屋さんはすごくおいしかった!It was exactly as you said, Rika! The bakery over there was very delicious!
- 本当にその通りです!何でいつも私たちがやらないといけないんですか。That's honestly exactly it! Why do we have to do it all the time?
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Examples
思ったとおりでした。
It was just as I thought.
今、卒業論文が順調です。予定どおりに完成させられそうです。
Right now my graduation thesis is coming along nicely. I can finish it as planned.
あなたのおっしゃるとおりです。
It will be just as you say.
合格者は次のとおりです。
Those who passed are as follows... (Precisely)
お察しのとおり、彼は病気です。
Just as you may guess, he is quite ill.
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とおり – Grammar Discussion
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xuzab
Hi there! This sentence is really tripping me up:
物事はいつも計画どおりにはいかないものだなぁ。Can someone walk me through what the には is doing? I guess I would’ve expected something more like 物事はいつも計画どおりいかないものだなぁ。
Pablunpro
Hi!
Indeed, the role of には is a recurrent question, here is the grammar point on this particle combination. In this sentence, there is also the ものだ structure, a construction used to highlight information that is considered obvious.
So, it would be like saying, literally, “Everybody knows that, in regard to things, they don’t always go according to plan”.
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