～みたい
mitai
Seems; looks like; similar to
Formation 接続
Plain verb / い-adjective + みたいだ; N / な-adjective stem + みたいだ; みたいな + N; みたいに + V
Explanation 説明
An informal expression for resemblance or an inference based on signs and information. It is often close in meaning to ようだ.
Examples 例文
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明日は晴れるみたいだね。天気予報で言っていたよ。
It looks as though it will be sunny tomorrow. That is what the forecast said.
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あの人は、スペイン人みたいですね。スペイン語がペラペラでした。
That person seems to be Spanish. They spoke Spanish fluently.
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最近、目が悪くなったみたい。
My eyesight seems to have gotten worse recently.
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なんか頭が痛いな。風邪をひいたみたいだ。
My head hurts. It seems I have caught a cold.
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交差点にあんなにたくさん人がいる。何か事故があったみたいだ。行ってみよう。
There are so many people at the intersection. There seems to have been an accident. Let us go and look.
How related patterns differ 比較
そうだ can describe appearance or hearsay depending on attachment. らしい often uses information or characteristic traits; ようだ and みたい compare or infer. かもしれない leaves a possibility open, でしょう predicts or checks, and はず expresses an expectation based on grounds.
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ～みたい | Seems; looks like; similar to | 明日は晴れるみたいだね。天気予報で言っていたよ。 It looks as though it will be sunny tomorrow. That is what the forecast said. |
| 〜らしい | Apparently; I hear that; typical of | あの人は来週会社を辞めるらしいですよ。 I hear that person is leaving the company next week. |
| ～に違いない | Must be; surely; there is no doubt that | ジェシカさんは日本に１０年も住んでいたから、日本語が上手に話せるに違いない。 Jessica lived in Japan for ten whole years, so she must speak Japanese well. |
| ～によると～そうです。 | According to; I hear that | 天気予報によると、明日は雨が降るそうです。 According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow. |
| ～そうに／そうな／そうです。 | Looks; seems; I hear that | 空が暗くなって、雨が降りそうです。 The sky has grown dark, and it looks as though it will rain. |
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