Meaning & usage
という風に presents the content of a phrase as a manner or way of putting things, meaning roughly "in such a way that" or "like this." It follows a plain-form clause, and という風に can also follow a noun phrase to introduce examples, as in listing cities or pairings with "and so on."
Example sentences 4
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先生は宿題は来週でいいという風に言いました。
The teacher said something like the homework can wait until next week.
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母は早く帰れという風にメモを残していった。
My mom left a note telling me to come home early.
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東京、大阪、福岡という風に大都市を回る予定です。
I plan to travel around big cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka.
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コーヒーとケーキという風にセットで頼む人が多かった。
Many people ordered set combos, like coffee and cake.