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~かのようだ・かのように・かのような

As if/just like

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~かのようだ・かのように・かのような

As if/just like

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~かのよう is used to create rhetorical "as if" statements that are based on the speaker's feelings/observations.

かのよう may be followed by だ, な, and に:

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    ~かのようだ is for the end of a statement: 「~のよう。」

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    ~かのような attaches to and modifies a following noun: 「~のよう(noun)」

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    ~かのように attaches to and modifies a following verb/adjective: 「~かのよう(verb/adjective)」

~かのよう can directly attach to verbs and い-adjectives. It can also directly attach to nouns and な-adjectives, with the addition of である being optional.

E.g. マイクはまるですべっているかのようはなす。 "Mike speaks as if he knows everything."

E.g. 自分じぶんだけがいそがしいかのよううのはやめてもらえる? "Could you stop acting as if you're the only one who is busy?"

E.g. 自分じぶん意見いけん最重要さいじゅうようであるかのようはなしてくる。 "They speak to me as if their opinion is the most important."

~かのよう is primarily used in polite spoken contexts.

    Summary

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    ~かのよう is used to create rhetorical "as if" statements

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    ~かのよう can directly attach to verbs and い-adjectives or to nouns and な-adjectives, with the addition of である being optional

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