あたかも
あたかも
adverb
as if, just like
1.
as if, as though, just like, exactly as if
Used to draw comparisons, often followed by ～のように, ～のごとく, or similar expressions. Has a formal or literary tone.
あたかも夢のようだ。
It's just like a dream.
彼はあたかも知らないかのように振る舞った。
He acted as if he didn't know.
その部屋はあたかも時が止まったかのような静けさだった。
The room had a stillness as though time had stopped.
Usually written in hiragana. Also written as 恰も.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- あたかも〜のように: as if, just like
- あたかも〜かのように: as though