For adjectives which one applies? ように or ような


Is ように solely for verbs while のような for nouns? What about adjectives?




I think it is best if you just treat 様【よう】 as a normal noun. With other nouns,
you should be using のよう because that is how nouns modify each other. With na-
adjs, you should be using なよう because that is how they modify nouns. And so
on. So:

> 学生のように  
>  Like a student

> お好きな様に  
>  as you like

> 優しい様に  
>  In a nice way

For whether you should be using ような or ように, the same applies. な used by な-adj
to describe a noun while に is used to make it an adverb. For example, きれいに
makes it an adverb while きれいな is an adjective. In the same way, ような makes it
an adj while ように makes it an adverb. This means choosing between the two
depends on what よう is modifying.

> 学生のように勉強する。  
>  Study like a student.

> 学生のような制服。  
>  A uniform like a student's.

Adverbs, much like in English, can also modify adjectives, so you would use
ように

> 彼のように優しい  
>  Nice like him

