Question about how to use ように

[Alex_k]

I have a question regarding the use of 「ように」。

I'm going to provide two sentences and the only thing I want to know is if these are correct, if so I think I understand how to use 「ように」。

「 それについて話したように、私たちは今週の火曜日に会います」　- We're going to meet this tuesday in order to talk about it.

「敵を倒すように、戦うが必要だ！」 - In order to defeat the enemy, fighting is necessary! (in this example ために could probably be used instead of ように, but I just wanted to use the latter instead to see if it works).

Well, can 「ように」 be used like this? I want all knowledgeable people here to check it out, thanks a lot for your time.

[Alex_k]

Awww, come on now, I'm still curious about this one. No one that can shed light on the matter?

[davidgallas057220]

そのぶんはどちらもただしいですよ。(They are both correct.)

しってるとおもうけど、ようにはいみがふたつあります。(As I think you know, ように has 2 meanings.)

First meaning= so that/in order to (like in your examples)

たとえば：おなかがすかないようにたくさんおかしをもってくるつもりです。(So that I won't become hungry, I plan to bring a lot of snacks.)

Second meaning= like/as if (do you know this ように/ような form?)

たとえば：なごやのようなまちがすきです。 (I like cities like Nagoya.)

かれはカナダじんのようにえいごをはなせる。 (He speaks English like a canadian.)

やすいようにそのひとはテレビをよっつもかった。 (As if they were cheap, that person bought as many as 4 televisions.)

きょうはなつになったようにちょうあたたかかった。 (It was really hot today as if it was summer.)

You can use this with verbs, nouns and adjectives.


じゃあまた！

[Alex_k]

That was an absolute fantastic reply! I have learned the second meaning there quite well since posting but still thought that the first one was a little hard, thanks a lot for telling me about it.

[jaehwi]

Thank you Alex and davidgallas for the questions and explanations. I'm sure it will help our other listeners too!
If you have any other questions, we'll be happy to help you.

Thank you again,
Neha
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