Learn Japanese Grammar ~ ni sotte (~ に沿って)

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Learn Japanese Grammar ~ ni sotte (~ に沿って)

Japanese Grammar ~ ni sotte (~ に沿って) has meaning "along with ; in accordance with".

Formation [接続]

Noun + に沿って/に沿い/に沿う/に沿った

例文

彼は湖に沿って歩き出した。

Kare wa mizuumi ni sotte aruki dashita.

He walked away around the lake.

計画に沿って実施されているので、問題がないと思う。

Keikaku ni sotte jisshi sarete iru node, mondai ga nai to omou.

Since we followed the plan, I don’t think there should be any problems.

川に沿って、狭い未舗装の道が長く続いていた。

Kawa ni sotte, semai mihosou no michi ga nagaku tsuzuite ita.

A narrow, unpaved path continued along the river.

山道に沿って進んでいくと広い湖に着きますよ。

Yamamichi ni sotte susunde iku to hiroi mizuumi ni tsukimasu yo.

If you walk along the mountain road, you’ll reach the lake.

通りに沿って食べ物を売る店が並んでいる。

Toori ni sotte tabemono o uru mise ga narande iru.

There are food stores along the street.

この合意に沿って、両国には国交正常化への道筋も開けていた。

Kono goui ni sotte, ryoukoku ni wa kokkou seijouka e no michisuji mo hirakete ita.

The agreement also provided a path to normalize relations between the two countries.

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