Japanese Grammar: ような・ように・ようです – Meaning, Differences, and Usage

Grammar

Sentence Pattern: Noun + の + ような + Noun

Sentence Pattern: Noun + no + youna + Noun

Grammar Explanation: like ~ / -like

Ex.: わたしちちのようなりっしゃになりたいです。

Rm.: Watashi wa chichi no youna rippa na isha ni naritai desu.

En.: I want to become a great doctor like my father.

Ex.: かのじょねこのようなをしています。

Rm.: Kanojo wa neko no you na me o shite imasu.

En.: She has cat-like eyes.

Sentence Pattern: Noun + の + ように + Verb / I-adjective / Na-adjective

Sentence Pattern: Noun + no + youni + Verb / I-adjective / Na-adjective

Grammar Explanation: like ~ (used when modifying verbs, i-adjectives, and na-adjectives)

Ex.: わたしとりのようにそらびたいです。

Rm.: Watashi wa tori no you ni sora o tobitai desu.

En.: I want to fly through the sky like a bird.

Ex.: かのじょほうせきのようにうつくしいです。

Rm.: Kanojo no me wa houseki no you ni utsukushii desu.

En.: Her eyes are beautiful like jewels.

Ex.: かれあくのようにじゃあくです。

Rm.: Kare wa akuma no you ni jaaku desu.

En.: He is evil like the devil.

Sentence Pattern: Noun + の + ようです

Sentence Pattern: Noun + no + youdesu

Grammar Explanation: like ~ (used at the end of a sentence)

Ex.: このゆき綿わたのようです。

Rm.: Kono yuki wa wata no you desu.

En.: This snow is like cotton.

marude」はちんじゅつふくで、「marudeyoudesu」のかたちもちいられ、ひょうげんきょう調ちょうします。

“まるで” is an adverb used in the pattern “まるで~ようです” (just like ~ / as if ~) to emphasize figurative expressions.

Ex.: このいぬまるでぬいぐるみのようです

Rm.: Kono inu wa marude nuigurumi no you desu.

En.: This dog looks just like a stuffed toy.

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