Noun + の + とおりに (Exactly as)
Supporting / Duplication & Instructions
👀 Layer A: Visual Guide
📝 Quick Summary
This grammar point is used to state that an action is done exactly in accordance with a physical object, a plan, or a person’s example. Because you are connecting a noun to “toori” (which functions like a noun here), you must use the connecting particle の (no).
Structure: [Noun] + の + とおりに
Example: ちずの とおりに いきます (I will go exactly as the map shows).
🔍 Layer B: Deepening
💡 Raya’s Hack
The T vs. D Pronunciation Rule
When using nouns, you have two grammatically correct choices. You must ensure the pronunciation matches your choice, as this is heavily tested in N4 listening and reading sections!
1. With “NO”: Keep the hard “T” sound.
➡️ よてい の とおりに (yotei no toori ni)
2. Without “NO”: The “T” changes to a “D” (Dakuten).
➡️ よてい どおりに (yotei doori ni)
Both are perfectly natural, though dropping the “no” (doorini) feels slightly faster and more casual for compound words!
🚧 Joy’s Mistake
Scene: Joy is explaining how he assembled his new desk.
Joy: 「せつめいしょ の どおりに つくりました。」
(Setsumeisho no doori ni tsukurimashita.)
❌ Grammar Crash!
Why?
Joy combined both rules into one. You cannot have the particle の followed by どおり.
If the の is there, it acts as a buffer, so the “T” stays a “T”. If the の is gone, the words crash together, turning the “T” into a “D”.
Correct options:
「せつめいしょ の とおりに」 OR 「せつめいしょ どおりに」
🔥 Layer C: Retrieval Practice Loop
Retrieve and apply! Master the Noun connections. (Hiragana and English only)
Level 1: Structure Building (Noun + の + とおりに)
Q1. Exactly as the map (ちず)
Q2. Exactly as the manual (せつめいしょ)
Q3. Exactly as planned (よてい)
Q4. Exactly as the teacher (せんせい)
Q5. Exactly as the arrow shows (やじるし)
Level 2: Full Sentences
Q6. Please go exactly as the map shows.
Q7. I built it exactly according to the manual. (つくる)
Q8. I did it exactly as planned. (する)
Q9. Please read exactly as the teacher. (よむ)
Q10. Please proceed exactly as the arrow shows. (すすむ)
