2009 年 11 月26 日
Do it like this:
The sentence pattern is:
Verb1 dictionary/た form / noun の + とおりに + verb2
There are basically two kinds of expression here:
Verb1 とおりに, Verb2
This means to copy exactly in words or actions (v2) what one has heard,
seen, read, learnt etc (v1). Note that the dictionary form is used when the
action denoted by v1 is going to be done from now, and た form is used when
the action denoted by v1 has already been done.
- 私がやるとおりに、 やってください - Please do as I do.
- 私が言うとおりに、 書いてください。- Please write down what I say as it is.
- 見たとおりに、 話してください。- Please speak what you see.
Noun の とおりに, Verb
This means that an action (v) is done in accordance with the manner shown
by the preceding phrase.
- せん の とおりに、 かみ を きって ください。- Please cut the paper following the line.
- せつめいしょ のとおりに、 くみたてました。- I assembled it according to the handbook.
Vocabulary:
- せつめいしょ - Instruction book
- ず - figure, drawing
- やじるし - arrow (sign)
- くみたてます - to assemble
- き が つきます - to notice, become aware of (things left behind)
- みつかります - to be found
- しつもんします - to ask a question
- せん - line
- かぐ - furniture
- おります - bend, fold, break