Meaning & usage
風に combines the noun 風 (wind) with the particle に, marking the wind as the force acting on something, as in hair blowing in the wind or exposing oneself to the wind. In the pattern そんな風に, 風 follows a demonstrative plus の-less modification to mean 'in that manner, like that'.
Example sentences 8
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彼女は髪を風になびかせて、ドアのところに立っていた。
She stood at the door, her hair blown by the wind.
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にわか雨が風にあおられて顔にまともに吹きつけられた。
A gust of wind blew a shower of rain directly into my face.
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眠気覚ましにコーヒー飲んで、外の風に当たってくるよ。
To keep myself awake I drink coffee and expose myself to the wind.
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良識のある人ならそんな風に君に話しかけないだろう。
A man of sense wouldn't speak to you like that.
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自分を何様だと思っているのだ、人をそんな風に見て。
Who do you think you are, to look at me like this?
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イギリス人だったら、そんな風には発音しないですよ。
An Englishman would not pronounce it like that.
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遊んでいる子供たちの声が風に乗って聞こえてきた。
The sound of children playing was borne on the wind.
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無理もないわ、はじめのうちは、そんな風に感じるものよね。
You're bound to feel that way at first, I guess.