Mimi Kara Oboeru N2 Grammar: 54. ～かのようだ
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Mimi Kara Oboeru N2 Grammar: 54. ～かのようだ
54. ～かのようだ (kano youda)
a. Meaning: as if ~ (a figure of speech; not actually so)
b. Connection: 動詞の［タ形・ナイ形・ている］／名詞＋である
Examples:
1, 春になると一面に花が咲き、まるで赤いじゅうたんを敷き勤めたかのようだった。
In spring the flowers bloom as if someone had carefully rolled out a red carpet.
2, 彼の部屋はまるで泥棒に入られたかのように散らかっていた。
His room is such a mess it looks as if a burglar had broken in.
3, 9月の終わりだというのに、夏が戻ってきたかのような暑さだ。
It is the end of September, yet it is as hot as if summer had come back.
4, 母は見てきたかのように事故現場の様子を話した。
My mother described the scene of the accident as if she had seen it herself.
5, 林君は大金持ちであるかのように、気前よく友だちにごちそうした。
Hayashi often treats everyone, as generous as if he were very rich.