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Decoded Slug: ~대로 [daero] (As per, following)
Korean Grammar Point
~대로 [daero] (As per, following)
~대로 [daero] (As per, following)
Short explanation:
This is used to express doing something in accordance with or following something else.
Formation:
Verb stem + 대로
Examples:
매일 운동하라는 지시대로 매일 아침 운동을 하고 있습니다.
Maeil undongharaneun jishidaero maeil achim undongeul hago itsseumnida.
As per the instructions to exercise every day, I am exercising every morning.
표지에 적힌 대로, 책을 장방형으로 뒤집어서 읽어야 합니다.
Pyojie jeokhin daero, chaegeul jangbanghyeongeuro dwijibeoseo ilgeoja hamnida.
As written on the cover, you should flip the book sideways to read it.
엄마가 말한 대로 공부를 열심히 했고, 그래서 성적이 좋았습니다.
Eommaga malhan daero gongbureul yeolsimhi haetgo, geuraeseo seongjeogi jotseumnida.
As my mom said, I studied hard and therefore my grades were good.
건물의 모든 창문은 설계도대로 완벽하게 설치되었습니다.
Geonmul-ui modeun changmun-eun seolgyedodaero wanbyeokhage seolchidoeeosseumnida.
All the windows of the building have been installed perfectly according to the blueprint.
Long explanation:
The grammar point '~대로 [daero]' is used when an action is being done in accordance with or following something else, like a set rule or instruction. It can be compared to the English expressions 'as per', 'according to', 'as told', or 'following'. This pattern implies that the action is performed exactly the way it's mentioned in the first part.