〜とおり

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とおり, a noun meaning "way", can also be used as a suffix that means "as (verb)" (e.g. as I thought). とおり can follow casual form, affirmative verbs, or nouns.

E.g. マイクの言いう通とおりだ。 "It's just as Mike says."

E.g. 天気てんき予報よほうの通とおり、2時じに雪ゆきが降ふり出だした。 "Just as the weather report said, it started snowing at two o'clock."

とおり can also follow certain て form verbs using the の particle.

E.g. 結果けっかは見みての通とおりです。 "The result is as you can see."

When attaching とおり to nouns, you can do so with the の particle. Otherwise, when とおり attaches directly to a noun, it becomes どおり.

E.g. 天気てんき予報よほうの通とおり、2時じに雪ゆきが降ふり出だした。 "Just as the weather report said, it started snowing at two o'clock."

E.g. 希望きぼう通どおりにはいきませんでした。 "It didn't go the way I'd hoped."

Summary

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  ～とおり・どおり is used as a suffix that means "as (verb)" (e.g. as I thought)

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  とおり can follow casual form, affirmative verbs, or nouns

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  とおり can attach to nouns and certain て form verbs using the の particle

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  When とおり attaches directly to a noun it becomes どおり