〜ように・～ような

About

よう ("way; form"), can be combined with に or な to form a simile (a comparison made using like or as). When the word that follows よう is a verb or adjective, the に particle must be used, rather than な, which is specifically for attaching to nouns.

E.g. 犬いぬのように食たべる。"To eat like a dog."

When な is attached to よう, the following word must be a noun.

E.g. スティーブのような恐竜きょうりゅうになりたい。”I want to become a dinosaur like Steve."

～ように can follow a noun using the の particle or can be directly attached to verbs/い-adjectives.

Summary

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  ～ように is used to make comparisons when the following word is a verb or adjective

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  ～ような is used to make comparisons when the following word is a noun