Grammar - Grade 2 List View

Review these list items to study and edit your keyphrase and other memory aids.
Grammar Point

A Keyphrase should be a short phrase that brings to mind and helps to remember the information on this frame.
風にふうに

manner, behaviour, behavior


Noun / Demonstrative + 風に

Used to describe an action performed in the style, manner, or appearance of a certain noun, or to refer to a specific manner using demonstrative words like 'this' or 'that'.

Noun + 風に

Attaches directly to a noun to mean 'in the style of' or 'in the manner of'.


I cooked this meat in a Japanese style.

Demonstrative + 風に

Attaches to demonstratives like こんな (like this), そんな (like that), あんな (like that over there), or どんな (in what manner) to describe how an action is done.


Please write it like this.

In what manner do you make it?

Note

When used in this grammar point, 風 is read as ふう, not かぜ. It emphasizes the appearance, style, or method of doing something.

Informal Sentence / Phrase + という風に

Used to explain the gist of what was said or heard, or to list a series of examples to demonstrate a pattern of behavior.

Informal Sentence + という風に

Appended to an informal sentence to quote the general meaning or tone of a situation or statement without needing to be strictly verbatim.


I heard something to the effect that he is not coming anymore.

Noun / Phrase List + という風に

Used after listing multiple items or clauses to show a recurring pattern, translating to something like 'like A, and then B'.


I eat in a pattern like bread in the morning and rice in the afternoon.

Note

Using という風に is very common in spoken Japanese to soften a statement, paraphrase a situation, or give examples without sounding too rigid or definitive.



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