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.
Both どおり and のとおり may be used directly after nouns. However, とおり will only be used when the case marking particle の comes between the noun and とおり.
While both of these structures may be used interchangeably, どおり is more common, especially in speech.
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!
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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?
Synonyms
ように・ような
As・like, Just like
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れる・られる + ままに
Do as (one is told or ordered…), In accordance with, In compliance with, Just like
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まま(に)
As (one likes, feels or pleases), Spur of the moment, Wherever one fancies, Spontaneously, On a whim
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まま(に)
As (one likes, feels or pleases), Spur of the moment, Wherever one fancies, Spontaneously, On a whim
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思った通りでした。
It was just as I thought.
あなたのおっしゃる通りです。
It will be precisely/just as you say.
合格者は次の通りです。
Those who passed are as follows... (Precisely)
お察しの通り、彼は病気です。
Exactly/Just as you may guess, he is quite ill.
物事はいつも計画通おりにはいかないものだなぁ。
Things will not always go precisely/exactly as planned.
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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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