Japanese みたいに grammar mitaini
Let’s learn Japanese みたいに grammar mitaini :
Formation :
N／A／Vみたいに
Meaning and how to use :
Describing the feature, state, shape, .. of things by stating other things have similarities. Often translated as “like …”
Examples
あの人は嵐みたいに速く走っている。
Ano hito wa arashi mitai ni hayaku hashitte iru.
That person is running at a speed as fast as a storm.
山田さんはプロナ人みたいに発表しました。
Yamadasan wa puro na hito mitai ni happyou shimashita.
Mr. Yamada made a speech as a professional.
市長はバカみたいに発表した。
Shichou wa bakamitai ni happyou shita.
The mayor spoke like a fool.
どうして彼は大切な人のだれか亡くしたみたいにさびしいの。
Doushite kare wa taisetsunahito no dare ka nakushita mitai ni sabishii no.
Why is he sad as if someone important had just died?
実は彼のことが知らないのに彼は私が知合いみたいに手伝った。
Jitsuwa kare no koto ga shiranainoni kare wa watashi ga shiriai mitai ni tetsudatta.
In fact, I didn’t know him, but he helped me as if I were an acquaintance.
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