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GrammarJLPT N1

as if

Expression

Definitions

1. as if

This grammatical expression means "as if" or "as though." It is used to describe something that appears or behaves in a certain way without actually being so, and it adds a literary or slightly formal tone to a sentence.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

It's risky to move forward as if the specs have already been finalized.

Sentence 2

Don't talk like this is all my fault.

Sentence 3

She tilted her head as if she hadn't heard a thing.

Sentence 4

Aren't you making this plan look as if success is guaranteed?

Sentence 5

Are you seriously going to treat me as if I'm invisible?