Structure
Noun + にそって
Noun + にそった(1) + Noun
(1) にそう
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About に沿って
When used with the case marking particle に, the う-Verb 沿う 'to run alongside' in its て-form expresses that something is going 'along with (A)', 'in accordance with (A)', or 'in line with (A)'. This is primarily in relation to laws, conventions, traditions, needs, and other things which are not usually deviated away from. The nuance with this particular grammar structure is that (A) is the controlling factor, and (B) is being done with that in consideration.
に沿って may also appear with the verb in its standard form when paired with a second noun, in order to modify that noun.
As the base meaning of 沿う is 'to follow along', it will also regularly be seen in relation to going along some specific path or street.
While this grammar structure is relatively formal, when literally meaning 'alongside', it will be used fairly frequently.
Synonyms
と並んで
In line with, Comparable with, Along with, Just like, As … as
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に応じて
Depending or based on, According to, In response to, Suitable for or to,
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にしたがって
As, Following, As then, According to, In accordance with
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に伴って・に伴い
As, Due, Along with, Hand-in-hand with, Resulted in, Be consequent upon
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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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に則って・に則り
According to, In accordance with, Based on, In line with
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Examples
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スケジュールに沿って作業を進めていきます。
I will continue operations in line with the schedule.
この台本に沿って司会してください。
Please lead the meeting in accordance with the script.
マニュアル：従業（じゅうぎょう）員は火災の際、避難計画に沿ってスーパーの前に集まること。
Manual: In case of fire, the employees should gather in front of the supermarket in accordance with the evacuation plan.
じゅうたんに沿ってしるしを付けるのはやめてほしい。
I want you to stop making marks along the carpet.
このサンプルに沿って作れば大抵の人はうまくできます。
If they make it in accordance with this sample, most people can do it well.
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に沿って – Grammar Discussion
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nekoyama
スーパー is a noun, but if it was modified by the clause it would be the supermarket itself that’s in accordance with the evacuation plan.
So this is the first case, where the clause describes the entire phrase “gather in front of the supermarket”.
dokidokiwakuwaku
When would this point be used versus に従って？ For example, in the example sentence ”先生！時間割に沿って授業を進めた方がいいと思います,” would に従って not work in place of に沿って? Thank you!
casual
Is it always incorrect to use を沿って instead of に沿って?
Even though を is not listed in grammar explanations, I do see it come up in JPDB corpus, e.g.:
- そして振り返らずに壁を沿って走りだす。
- 道は森を沿って右にカーブしている。
- 通りを沿って紅蓮の炎が一直線に噴出した。
What seems to be common in these examples is that 沿う is used more in literal meaning (並行), not in the figurative meaning (基準).
But it could also be that the examples are parsed out of lax writing of web novelists and are not “technically correct”, hence the question.
There’s also bunpro’s vocab entry 沿う (JLPT N2) | Bunpro that never uses を.
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