adverbial N2 common casualpolitewritten
〜風に — in the manner of / like ~
〜風に ・ ふうに
Meaning
- in the manner of / like / in a ~ way — describes the style or manner in which something is done
Key sentence
こんな風に書いてください。
Please write it like this.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| こんな/そんな/どんな, or Noun + の | こんな風に / Nのような風に + verb | 大人っぽい風に話す |
Examples
彼はまるで何も知らない風に振る舞った。
He acted as if he knew nothing.
どんな風に説明すればいいですか。
In what way should I explain it?
When you can't use it
- 風に modifies HOW an action is done (manner/style); as a noun suffix 〜風 means 'in the style of' (和風 'Japanese style', 彼風 'his way').
Easily confused with
Notes
- As a noun suffix 〜風 = 'style' (洋風, サラリーマン風の男).
See 〜風に in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜風に the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.