N2 — outside your level filter
Modifies the end of the sentence directly and takes no だ／です, so there are no forms to conjugate.
あたかも
atakamoas if, just as thoughN2adverb
Example sentences2
彼はあたかも自分が見たかのように話しました。
kare wa atakamo jibun ga mita ka no you ni hanashimashita.
He spoke as if he had seen it himself. neutral
彼はあたかも本当のことのように嘘をつくことがあります。
kare wa atakamo hontou no koto no you ni uso o tsuku koto ga arimasu.
He sometimes tells lies as if they were true. neutral