N + のように / のような (N + no you ni / no you na) — Like, similar to
Explaining one thing by comparing it to another thing everyone knows.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- There is no guessing here — only a comparison.
- Noun + のように is followed by a verb or an adjective (氷のように 冷たい = as cold as ice), and noun + のような is followed by another noun (氷のような 水 = water like ice).
How to attach
- The rule for choosing is just one: a noun after it → のような; anything else → のように.
- In casual speech people say みたいに / みたいな in the same slot, with the same meaning.
Versus what you know
Which to pick? Here the question of where the information came from does not arise — this is a comparison; if you want to say "from what I see, it seems to be so", use ようです.
Watch out
Dropping the の is the most common mistake — 氷ように is out, 氷のように is right.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
この 水は 氷のように 冷たいです。
この みずは こおりのように つめたいです。
This water is as cold as ice.
ラムさんは 日本人のように 日本語を 話します。
ラムさんは にほんじんのように にほんごを はなします。
Ram speaks Japanese like a Japanese person.
今日は 夏のような 暑い 日ですね。
きょうは なつのような あつい ひですね。
Today is a hot day, like summer, isn't it?
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「この 水は 氷 冷たいです。」— which fits?
💡 Hint: An adjective follows.
Before a verb or an adjective use のように. The の cannot be dropped.
Which form do you need when a noun follows?
💡 Hint: Think how a な-adjective attaches to a noun.
夏のような 日 — before a noun it is always のような.
What is the casual spoken form of のような?
💡 Hint: Remember the previous point.
氷のような = 氷みたいな. Same meaning, different setting.
Your score: /3