Japanese みたいだ grammar mitai
Let’s learn Japanese みたいだ grammar mitai :
Formation :
Meaning and how to use :
Describing the subjective speculation of the speaker based on his own direct experience such as seeing, hearing, smelling,… On the contrary, when expressing the speculation based on indirect information, use 「らしい」, and when saying direct speech, you can use 「そうだ」.
Examples:
田中さんは佐藤さんのことがあまり好きではないみたいだ。
Tanaka-san wa Satou-san no koto ga amari sukide wa nai mitaida.
It seems that Mr. Tanaka doesn’t like Miss Sato very much.
最近春樹中村作家の新しい小説は面白いみたいだ。
Saikin Haruki Nakamura sakka no atarashii shousetsu wa omoshiroi mitaida.
The most recent Haruki Nakamura ‘s new novel seems to be interesting.
あの雑誌はつまらないみたいだ。
Ano zasshi wa tsumaranai mitaida.
That magazine seems to be boring.
彼女が持っているかばんは高いみたいだ。
Kanojo ga motte iru kaban wa takai mitaida.
The bag that she brings seems to be expensive.
私たちがロンドンに到着したみたいだ。
Watashitachi ga Rondon ni touchaku shita mitaida.
It seems that we have arrived in London.
Note: 「…みだいだ」and「…みたいだった」doesn’t have the same meaning.「Vたみたいだ」 expresses the speaker’s guess at the present time about a past outcome.「Vたみたいだった」expresses this guess in the past.
Do not use this structure when directly describing what you are looking at.
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