Japanese みたいだ grammar mitaida
Let’s learn Japanese みたいだ grammar mitaida :
Formation :
N／Vみたいだ
Meaning and how to use :
Expressing the comparisons based on the listeners’ perception about the state, character…
Examples
あなたって９歳なのにまるで大人みたいですね。
Anatatte kyuu sai nanoni marude otona mitaidesu ne.
You’re 9 years old but you look like an adult. Kanojo wa hazukashiku hanashite imasu. Uso wo tsuite iru mitaida.
She is talking shyly as if she lied.
電気が消えてしまった。彼は寝たみたいです。
Denki ga kiete shimatta. Kare wa neta mitaidesu.
The light was off. It seems that he went to bed.
昨日のことはぜんぜん覚えない。記憶がなくなったみたいだ。
Kinou no koto wa zenzen oboenai. Kioku ga nakunatta mitaida.
I do not remember anything about yesterday. It seems that memory has gone.
父が怒っているみたいだ。怖い。
Chichi ga okotte iru mitaida. Kowai.
My father seems to be angry. Scary.
Note: This is often used in speaking. When women use it, leave the word “だ” at the end of the sentence.
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