に沿って/に沿い/に沿う/に沿った
に沿って/に沿い/に沿う/に沿った
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11.06.2025
Meaning
Along A (a road, river, etc.); in line with A, in accordance with A (a plan, rule, policy, expectation, advice).
Conjugation
(A)N + に + 沿って: (A)N + に + 沿い (formal, written)
Examples
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川に沿って歩くと、小さな公園があります。
この道に沿って小さな川が流れている。
マニュアルに沿って作業してください。
お客様の希望に沿った部屋をご用意します。
計画に沿い、工事を進めています。
先生のアドバイスに沿って、作文を直しました。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.title
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 友達に沿って旅行に行った。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 友達と一緒に旅行に行った。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: に沿って never means "together with". Use と(一緒に) for accompanying someone.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 川に沿いの道を歩いた。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 川沿いの道を歩いた。 / 川に沿った道を歩いた。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: The noun suffix 沿い attaches directly to the noun without に. With に, use the form 沿った before a noun.
Key points
Use it for physical position or movement along a long thing such as a road, river or railway. Use it also for acting in line with something fixed such as a manual, plan, policy or wish. に沿い is the formal, written connective form. 川沿い (noun + 沿い, no に) is a separate noun form meaning "riverside". It differs from に基づいて ("based on") because に沿って stresses following a course or guideline, not using something as a basis.
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