It's as if A
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雨が止んでから空が微笑むかの様に虹が現れた。
After the rain stopped, a rainbow appeared, like the sky was smiling.
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ジェーンは以前に相撲を見たことがあったかの様に相撲のことを知って居ました。
Jane knew a lot about sumo, as if she had seen it before.
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彼は走って居るかの様に歩くのが速い。
He walks quickly as if he is running.
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此の美しい古い町並みは、丸で昔にタイムスリップ為たかの様だ。
This beautiful, old road of stores and houses: it feels as if I jumped back into the far past.
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Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Basic Examples:
溺れるかの様に (as if (he) were drowning)
有名であるかの様だ (as if (he) were famous)
白鳥であるかの様に (as if (she) were a swan)
Related Expressions
ようだ
Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
The だ can be replaced with に/の and attached to a verb or noun, respectively.
かのように+Verb
かのような+Noun
かのように+Verb
かのような+Noun
This expression has basically the same meaning as ようだ, but it's just a bit stronger.
かのようだ describes something as if it were true, even though it is not. The か introduces a hypothetical or unreal comparison, giving the phrase a slightly literary or expressive tone. ようだ is neutral and describes resemblance within reality. Use かのようだ when the similarity is figurative rather than literal.
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