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youna
pre-noun adjectival, expression

Alternate Written Forms:

[よう()·]
youna

Root Words:

you + na

English Meaning(s) for ような

pre-noun adjectival
  1. like; similar to
expression
  1. (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) (at sentence end; short for ような気がする)
  2. feels like; feels similar to; feels as if (at sentence end; short for ような感じ(がする))

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Sample Sentences for ような

She was born just a generation past slavery. A time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky, when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman, and because of the color of her skin.
She thinks of her boss as a father.
Don't trust people who praise you in your presence.
Such conduct would subject the offender to a heavy penalty.
The woman speaks as if she were a teacher.

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