as if to say
as if to suggest that
in such a way that
things like
Structure
- Verb + という風に + Phrase
- AはXBはY… + という風に + Phrase
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What is the difference between this and ようにいう?
I’m confused by AはXBはY ~ what does this mean or is it a mistake? Using A/B or X/Y works but together its just confusing me
I think it’s just intended to say that there can be a bunch of stuff before the と.
Like in this example sentence from the grammar point:
私は掃除、母は晩御飯、父は暖炉に火を付ける、という風にみんなが客の来訪のために、準備した。
Hey @Hadros232232 !
という風に is used as ‘as if to suggest that/ in such a way that’, while ようにいう is used as ‘request/ order to do (in such a way)’, and it is used when you want to request or order someone to do something is a specific way.
秘書が仕事を辞めるという風に聞いていた。
I heard something as if to suggest that the secretary decided to quit.
社長は秘書に仕事を辞めるように言っていた。
The CEO of the company was telling the secretary to quit her job.
We hope that this answers your question!
I’m confused as to the difference between 風に and という風に…
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