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-는 대로

as soon as; just as

Level 3 · Connective

Explanation

(1) Right after A, do B (도착하는 대로 연락하다); (2) exactly as (들은 대로, 시키는 대로). Attaches to verb stems; for (2) the past is -(으)ㄴ 대로; nouns take 대로 (계획대로).

Examples

  • 회의가 끝나는 대로 전화 드릴게요.

    I'll call you as soon as the meeting ends.

  • 선생님이 말씀하신 대로 해 보세요.

    Try doing it the way the teacher said.

  • 모든 일이 계획대로 됐어요.

    Everything went according to plan.

TOPIK note

TOPIK II Reading 3–4 (≈ -자마자); Writing 51.

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