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あたかも (atakamo)

as if; like

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Meaning

あたかも (atakamo) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “as if; like”.

Example sentences 9

彼かれは部下ぶかをあたかも召めし使つかいのように扱あつかう

He always treats his subordinates as if they were servants.

彼かれらはあたかも蟻ありのように働はたらいた。

They worked like so many ants.

彼かれはあたかも金持かねもちのような口くちの利きき方かたをする。

He talks as if he were rich.

彼女かのじょはあたかも幽霊ゆうれいでも見みたかのように見みえた。

She looked as if she had seen a ghost.

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