Example sentences
Formation
(i) あたかもNoun | の{ように/ようなNoun} | |
あたかも上司の{ように/ような言い方} | As if someone were a supervisor; a way of talking as if someone were a supervisor | |
(ii) あたかも{V/Adjectiveい}informal | (かの){ように/ようなNoun} | |
あたかもよく知って{いる/ いた}(かの){ように/ような言い方} | As if someone knew/had known something well; a way of talking if someone knew/had known something well | |
あたかも{安い/安かった}(かの){ように/ような言い方} | As if something were/had been cheap; a way of talking as if someone were/had been cheap | |
(iii) あたかも{Noun/Adjectiveな stem} | {である/であった}(かの){ように/ようなNoun} | |
あたかも専門家{である/であった}(かの){ように/ような言い方} | If someone were/had been a specialist; a way of talking as if someone were/had been a specialist | |
あたかも上手{である/であった}(かの){ように/ような言い方} | If someone were/had been good at something; a way of talking as if someone were/had been good at something |