V dictionary form / V た-form / N の + とおりに (V-ru / V-ta / N no + toori ni) — Do it the way ~

The pattern for doing something exactly the way it was said or shown.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

Verb V辞書形／Vた + とおりに + V2

N N + の + とおりに + V2

You hear this a lot at work when instructions are given and followed.

「〜とおりに」means "the way ~ / according to ~" — you do the second action exactly the way the first part shows or says.

There are three ways to attach it: the dictionary form (辞書形) of a verb + とおりに, the た form of a verb + とおりに, and a noun + の + とおりに.
The difference between the dictionary form and the た form is timing: the dictionary form is the way it is being said or shown right now (私が言うとおりに = I will say it as we go, you do just that).
The た form is the way it was already said or already learned (習ったとおりに = the way you learned it).
A noun needs の in between — 線のとおりに.

私が言うとおりに、書いてください。

わたしがいうとおりに、かいてください。

Please write it the way I say.

先週習ったとおりに、機械を使ってください。

せんしゅうならったとおりに、きかいをつかってください。

Please use the machine the way you learned last week.

線のとおりに切ってください。

せんのとおりにきってください。

Please cut along the line.

Question: 1/3

Which one says "do it as I say, while I am saying it"?

💡 Hint: It has not been said yet — it is being said now.