No. 822 in Hebrew
כאלו
"Like," "as if," or "such as."
In a sentence
הוא חשב שאני מכיר כאלו ששיחקו במשחק הזה.
He thought I knew those who played this game.
In this sentence, 'כאלו' refers to specific people or groups, translating to 'those' or 'such individuals' in English.
אני אוהב כאלו שאוהבים לעזור לאחרים.
I like those who enjoy helping others.
Here, 'כאלו' is used to identify a type of people having a specific quality or behavior, which in English corresponds to 'those' or 'such people'.
היא אמרה משפטים כאלו כאשר הייתה במצב לחץ.
She said sentences like those when she was under stress.
In this example, 'כאלו' describes sentences resembling or similar to ones mentioned, making it translate to 'like those' in English.
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