かのように (kanoyouni)

Meaning & usage

かのように describes an action or manner done as if something were the case, often with まるで for emphasis. It attaches to the plain form of verbs and to nouns plus である, and appears in both written and spoken Japanese.

Example sentences 8

1. 彼かれは誰だれかを待まっているかのようにあたりを見渡みわたしていた。

   He was looking around as if he was expecting someone.

2. 彼はまるで何事も起こらなかったかのように話し続けた。

   He went on talking as though nothing had happened.

3. 時々彼は、まるで私の上司であるかのように振る舞った。

   Sometimes he acted as if he were my boss.

4. 私は彼女をまるで嫌っているかのようにそっぽを向いた。

   I turned away as if I didn't like her.

5. 子供は幽霊を見ているかのように私をぼう然と見つめた。

   The child gaped at me as though he were seeing a ghost.

6. まるで太陽が沈んでしまったかのように空は暗くなった。

   The sky became as dark as if the sun had sunk.

7. 彼女は彼に向かってまるで彼が子供であるかのように話す。

   She talks to him as if he were a child.

8. 彼女はまるで病気であるかのように青い顔をしている。

   She looks pale as if she were ill.