予想通り
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Meanings
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adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
as expected; as predicted
Used adverbially or with の to describe a situation that matches prior expectations or predictions.
As expected, the match turned into a close contest.
Nobody was surprised at the result, which was as predicted.
Usage patterns
- 予想通りの〈事〉a ~ that turned out just as predicted
The result turned out just as expected.
- 予想通りに〈動詞〉to happen exactly as predicted
Just as I predicted, it started to rain.
- 〈事〉は予想通りだった~ was just as expected
The way the match unfolded was exactly as I had predicted.