Verb ように
〜you ni
JLPT N4 Neutral
Formation
Examples: Noun + のように / Verb-casual + ように / い-adjective + ように
Used to express 'like', 'as if', 'in order to', or 'so that'.
When to use
Softer purpose marker, typically paired with potential-form or state verbs. (Near-duplicate of n3-112 - same word, taught at both N3 and N4.)
Explanation
The ~ように grammar point is used to express different meanings depending on the context: 'like', 'as if', 'in order to', or 'so that'. Formation patterns can include: Noun + のように, Verb dictionary/negative form + ように, い-adjective + ように, etc.
Example sentences
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She dances lightly like a bird.
Kanojo wa tori no you ni karoyaka ni odoru.
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In order not to forget what you've learned, let's review every day.
Oboeta koto wo wasurenai you ni, mainichi fukushuu shimashou.
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In order to become a singer, I practice singing every day.
Kashu ni naru you ni, mainichi uta no renshuu wo shiteimasu.
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When crossing the road, please make sure no cars are coming.
Michi wo wataru toki, kuruma ga konai you ni kakunin shite kudasai.
Purpose (In Order To / So That)
- のためにno tame niN4Used to express purpose or reason; 'for', 'for the sake…
- Verb ためにtame niN4Used to describe the purpose or reason for an action; 'for…
- Verbる べくVerb-ru bekuN1Expresses the meaning of 'in order to', 'for the purpose…
- ~んがために〜n ga tame niN1Emphasizes the reason or purpose for an action; 'in order…
- ~ように〜you niN3Used to express a purpose, a way, or a natural tendency.
- Verbる ことのないようにVerb-ru koto no nai you niN1Expresses the desire or effort to prevent something: 'so…
Corpus examples (60)
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Your sister looks as noble as if she were a princess.
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She seems to be sick.
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Just imagine that we can fly like birds.
シスコさんはアリのようにせっせと働きますね。
Sysko works like an ant.
メリーさんは、雪のように真っ白な毛をした子羊を飼っていました。
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
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He speaks English as fluently as if he were an American.
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Her hands felt as cold as marble.
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The baby sleeping in the baby carriage is as cute as an angel.
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I want to be a good player like you.
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Her skin is as white as snow.
まっすぐにすわり、かいばおけをつつく動物のように皿の上にかがみこまない。
He sits upright, not crouched over his plate like an animal at a feeding trough.
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Tom can speak French almost like a native.
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His paper reads like a novel.
安全日だからといって、サルのように生ではしません。しっかり避妊するのが愛のセックスの義務ではないでしょうか?
Just because it's a "safe day" I'm not going to make out like monkeys without protection. Isn't it the duty of loving sex to take proper care of contraception?
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The woman managed the drunk as if he were a child.
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She treats me as if I were a baby.
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Your eyes shine like the stars.
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Don't treat me like a child.
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I treated her as my own daughter.
私は彼女よりも年上なのに、彼女は私をまるで召使いのように扱う。
Although I am her elder, she treats me as if I were her servant.
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I object to being treated like a child.
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I objected to being treated like a child.
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He argued as follows.
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If you act like a fool, you must be treated as such.
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The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.