Korean Grammar Point
~는 대로 [neun daero] (As it is / Just as someone says)

'~는 대로' is used to state that something is done exactly as it is or as told/given.

Formation

Verb stem + 는 대로

Examples

제가 말하는 대로 정확히 따라해 주세요. 그렇게 하면 실패할 가능성이 낮아질 거예요.

Jega malhaneun daero jeonghwakhi ttarahae juseyo. Geureoke hamyeon silpaehal ganeungseongi najajil geoyeyo.

Please follow exactly as I say. Doing so will lower the chance of failure.

이 설명서에 적힌 대로 장난감을 조립하면 어려움 없이 완성할 수 있어요.

I seolmyeongseoe jeokhin daero jangnangameul joriphamyeon eoryeoum eopsi wanseonghal su isseoyo.

If you assemble the toy as written in these instructions, you can finish it without difficulty.

그는 부모님이 가르치는 대로 모든 것을 해왔고, 그 노력 덕분에 성공적인 삶을 살고 있어요.

Geuneun bumonimi gareuchineun daero modeun geoseul haewatgo, geu noryeok deokbune seonggongjeogin salmeul salgo isseoyo.

He has done everything the way his parents taught him, and thanks to that effort, he is living a successful life.

음악을 들을 때는 가수가 부르는 대로 따라 부르는 게 제일 재미있어요.

Eumageul deureul ttaeneun gasuga bureuneun daero ttara bureuneun ge jeil jaemiisseoyo.

When listening to music, it’s most fun to sing along exactly the way the singer does.

Long Explanation

The '~는 대로 [neun daero]' structure expresses doing something exactly in the manner stated or indicated, with no alteration. It can also be used when following instructions precisely or maintaining the original state/method.

Detailed Grammar Notes

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