For Upper Beginner and Intermediate learners

2018/September/09

Jikan-doori, Yotei-doori, omotta-toori

on time, on schedule, just as I expected

[noun] + -doori means "on [noun]" or "as [noun]"

[verb] + -toori means "just as I/we [verb]"
Here, we introduce some phrases which are frequently in daily conversation.
Jikan-doori "on time"
Yotei-doori "on schedule", "as planned"
Yakusoku-doori "as promised"
Yosoo-doori "just as I expected"
Omotta-toori "just as I expected", "just as I thought"
Itta-toori "just as I said", "as I told you"
When a verb (or verb phrase) follows this pattern, the particle -ni is required.
However, this -ni is often omitted.
Jikan-doori (ni), [verb]
Omotta-toori (ni), [verb]

Example sentences

1. Hikooki wa jikan-doori (ni) kuukoo ni tsukimashita.

hikooki airplane / flight, jikan time, hour
kuukoo airport, tsukimasu to arrive

2. Densha wa jikan-doori (ni) Tokyo o demashita.

densha train, [place] o demasu to leave, depart

3. Kaigi wa jikan-doori hajimatte, jikan-doori owatta.

kaigi meeting, conference, hajimatte te form of hajimaru; start, begin
owatta ta form of owaru; end, finish

4. Kooji wa yotei-doori owatta.

 kooji [sv] construction, yotei [sv] schedule, plan
owatta ta form of owaru; end, finish

5. Kyoogi-joo wa yotei-doori kansei shita.

kyoogi-joo (sport) stadium, kyoogi sport competition, (competitive)
sport game, -joo place, facilities
kansei [sv] be completed, be finished, newly open

6. Atarashii sofuto no kaihatsu wa yotei-doori susunde iru.

atarashii new, sofuto software, kaihatsu [sv] development
susunde te form of susumu; go forward, be going on, be under way
-te iru expressing progressive or state

7. Yakusoku-doori, ashita okane o haraimasu.

yakusoku [sv] promise, ashita tomorrow
okane money, haraimasu to pay

8. Yakusoku-doori, asa 7-ji ni Yamada-san ni denwa shita kedo,

Yamada-san wa denwa ni denakatta.
asa morning, in the morning, shichi-ji / nana-ji 7:00, -ni specific time
marker; at, on, in
[person] ni denwa suru to call [person], denwa [sv] telephone, call,
-ni direction marker; to, -kedo but
denwa ni deru to answer the phone (set phrase), denakatta nakatta
form of deru
deru to come out, appear / be given, be served / attend, participate /
leave, depart / etc.

9. Kono purojekuto ga umaku iku ka doo ka, gimon da.

(1-nen-go) Yosoo-doori, purojekuto wa shippai shita.
(1-nen-go) Omotta-toori, purojekuto wa shippai shita.
purojekuto project, umaku iku to go well, do well, be successful
-ka doo ka whether or not, if or not, gimon doubt, question, da
ichi-nen-go one year later
yosoo [sv] expectation, forecast, prospect, guess, shippai [sv] fail,
failure
omotta ta form of omou; think
 10. (Nihon tai Burajiru no sakkaa no shiai)
Yosoo-doori, Nihon wa Burajiru ni maketa.
Omotta-toori, Nihon wa Burajiru ni maketa.
Nihon tai Burajiru Japan vs. Brazil, -tai- vs., against, to (1 to 0)
sakkaa soccer, football, shiai game, match
maketa ta form of makeru; lose a game, be beaten, be defeated

Quizzes

A. Choose the appropriate word.

a.deta b.tsuita c.owatta

Kooji wa yotei-doori .
1.

Hikooki wa jikan-doori kuukoo ni .

2.

Hikooki wa jikan-doori mukoo o kedo,

3.

toochaku wa 1-jikan okureta.

kooji [sv] construction, owatta ta form of owaru; end, finish

hikooki airplane / flight, kuukoo airport, tsuita ta form of tsuku;
arrive ([place] ni tsuku)
mukoo there / place of departure, deta ta form of deru; leave, depart
([place] o deru)
-kedo but, toochaku [sv] arrival, ichi-jikan one hour,
okuremasu to be late, be delayed

B. Choose the appropriate word.

1. (Kaigi no yotei : 1:00 - 3:00; Ima 1-ji desu)

 A : Yamada-san wa sukoshi okureru soo desu.

B : Soo desu ka. Ja, , hajimemashoo.

yosoo-doori itta-toori yotei-doori

kaigi meeting, conference, yotei [sv] plan, schedule, ima present,
current, now
sukoshi okureru will be a little late, -soo desu I heard, he/they
said
soo desu ka I see (with the lower-ending), ja OK, then, well
hajimemasu to start, begin, -mashoo (stem +) Let's do

2. A : Atarashii kuukoo wa itsu kansei suru-n desu ka?

B : Yotei-doori , rainen no 3-gatsu ni kansei shimasu.

ikeba iku kara itte

atarashii new, kuukoo airport, itsu when
kansei [sv] be completed, be finished, newly open, -n desu
ka? expressing emotional emphasis; showing concern
ikeba ba conditional form of iku; if it will go, -kara because,
therefore, so, itte te form of iku
rainen next year, san-gatsu March

3. A : Ashita umi ni ikanai?

B : Ashita wa ame ga to omou.

A : Daijoobu. Tenki-yohoo wa Hare desu yo.

(Tsugi no hi, Ame)

B : Hora, .

furimasu furu yotei-doori itta-toori

 ashita tomorrow, umi sea, ocean, beach, ikanai nai form of iku; go
(used for for an invitation)
ame ga furu to rain, furu to fall (rain, snow), -to omou I think that,
I believe, I guess
daijoobu all right, no problem, tenki-yohoo weather forecast,
weather report, hare fine weather, sunny
-desu yo particle used when telling a new information or giving
friendly sound
tsugi no hi (the) next day, the following day, hora See, You see
The verb nai form is used instead of -masen ka? for an invitation in
the casual speach.
See Building Up Conversation - Level 2 - Chapter 18

Practice the following words

1. jikan-doorion time 27. susumimasu / susumu
to go forward, go ahead,
2. jikantime, hour advance

28. ashitatomorrow
3. yotei-doorion schedule, as
planned
29. okanemoney
4. yotei[sv] schedule, plan
30. haraimasu / harauto pay
5. yakusoku-doorias promised
31. denwa[sv] telephone, call
6. yakusoku
[sv] promise, engagement, 32. purojekutoproject
appointment

7. yosoo-doorias expected 33. umaku ikuto go well, do well,

be successful
8. yosoo 34. ikimasu / ikuto go
[sv] expectation, forecast,
prospect, guess 35. gimondoubt, question
9. omotta-toorijust as I expected,
36. shippai[sv] fail, failure
just as I thought
10. omoimasu / omouto think
 11. itta-toorijust as I said, as I told 37. makemasu / makeru
you to lose (game), be beaten, be
12. iimasu / iuto say, tell defeated

38. mukoothere / place of

13. hikookiairplane / flight
departure
39. toochaku[sv] arrival
14. kuukooairport
40. okuremasu / okureruto be
15. denshatrain
late, be delayed

16. tsukimasu / tsukuto arrive 41. sukoshia little, a few, a bit

17. demasu / deru 42. soo desu kaI see

to come out, appear / be
43. rainennext year
given, be served /
attend, participate / leave,
depart / etc.
44. umisea, ocean, beach

18. kaigimeeting, conference 45. amerain

19. kooji[sv] construction 46. furimasu / furuto fall (rain,

snow)
20. hajimarimasu / hajimaruto 47. daijoobuall right, no problem
begin, start
21. owarimasu / owaruto end, 48. tenki-yohooweather forecast,
finish, be over weather report
22. kyoogi-joo(sport) stadium 49. tenkiweather

23. kansei[sv] be completed, be 50. harefine weather, sunny

finished, newly open
24. atarashiinew 51. horaSee, You see

25. sofutosoftware

26. kaihatsu[sv] development

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up
Conversation)
kaihatsu wa yotei-doori susunde iru
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing the progressive, a state of being or
a habitual action
 Level 2 Chapter 4
umaku iku ka doo ka, gimon da
plain form + -ka doo ka,:whether or not, if or not
Level 3 Chapter 2
sukoshi okureru soo desu
plain form + soo desu:reported information; I heard, he/they said
Level 2 Chapter 11
kuukoo wa itsu kansei suru-n desu ka?
plain form + -n desu:Emotional emphasis
Level 2 Chapter 12
yotei-doori ikeba
ba form ; -ba,:ba conditional form; If
Level 2 Chapter 15
umi ni ikanai?
verb nai form:expressing an invitation; Won't you do (with me)?
Level 2 Chapter 18
ame ga furu to omou
plain form + to omoimasu:I think, I believe, I guess, I feel