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みたいだ
mitai da
Description
「みたいだ」は、見たことや聞いたことから「たぶんそうだろう」と思うときに使います。
"みたいだ" is used when you think "probably so" based on what you have seen or heard.
「〜のようだ」と同じ意味で、話し言葉でよく使われます。
It has the same meaning as "〜のようだ" and is often used in spoken language.
Meanings
みたいだmitai da
seems like; looks like; apparently
彼はもう帰ったみたいだ。
He seems to have already gone home.
みたいだmitai da
like; similar to (comparison)
雲が犬みたいだ。
The clouds look like a dog.
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Notes
- Form
みたい (colloquial of ようだ) + copula だ; attaches to plain forms and nouns.
- Nuance
みたいだ is more casual than ようだ; らしい relies more on outside hearsay.
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