Grammar Info

N2 Lesson 7: 7/21

風(ふう)に~ way, In a way that suggests, Like ~

Structure

こんな(1) + ふうに + Phrase
Verb + ふうに + Phrase
Verb + ふう + ではない

(1) そんな、あんな、どんな

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About ふうに

風(ふう) 'wind', 'air', commonly appearing as kana, is a suffix in Japanese used to indicate that something is in the style, manner, or method of what comes before it.

This use of ふう appears following verbs, and works in the same way as a な-Adjective. This means that it will be followed by に when being used adverbially to further describe something that is being done 'in the way of (A)'.

Also, it is common for ふうに to be used after pre-noun adjectival words such as こんな, そんな, and あんな. This just highlights that something is being done 'like this', 'like that', etc.

Fun-fact

For ease of remembering, coming from the kanji for 風(かぜ) 'wind', ふう can be thought of as similar to English phrases like 'to have an air of (A)', etc. However, this is just a tool for memorization, as the overlap in meaning is not 100%.

Examples

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    いつか自分(じぶん)もこんなふうになりたい。

    At some point, I too want to become like this (way).

    どんなふうにやればいいのか分(わ)からない。

    I don't know in what way doing it would be good. (I don't know how to do it)

    どうすればあんなふうになれるのだろうか。

    I wonder what it would take to (what if done would) be able to become that way.

    兄(あに)はすぐに嘘(うそ)をつく。僕(ぼく)はそんなふうにはなりたくない。

    My older brother will instantly lie. I don't want to become like that (way).

    聞(き)いていないふうに振舞(ふるま)っているが、本当(ほんとう)は聞(き)いている。

    He acts in a way that suggests he isn't listening, but he really is listening.

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ふうに – Grammar Discussion

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  • tai

    tai

    Is anyone able to explain the double particle in these two example sentences? From most of the examples, I’m understanding ふうに to be used like an adverb, so to see は right after it confuses me.

    あの態度たいどは、昇進しょうしんを考かんがえているふうに は見みえない。

    I don’t see what the に is doing here. I feel like the に is implying something that isn’t explicitly worded (e.g. すること or something), but in my brain it would make more sense without the に at all.

    兄あにはすぐに嘘うそをつく。僕ぼくはそんなふうに はなりたくない。

    And in this sentence, I don’t see what the は does, since なる follows に naturally. Omitting either に or は in this case makes sense to me, though sounds less natural if using は only.

    -edit-
    After coming across this sentence again, I did a bit more reading and since ふう can be a noun on its own, には could be actin...

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