Like A; Seems A; Appears to be A
Used for information directly seen/heard/etc. by the speaker

今日は600円で入れるみたいだ。
It seems like you can enter for 600 yen today.
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彼女は歌手みたいに歌が上手いんだ。
She's good at singing, like a (professional) singer.
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このお茶はコーヒーみたいな色だね。
This tea is a coffee-like color.
Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Basic Examples:
足跡だったみたい (looks like footprints)
跳ぶみたいだ (appears to be jumping)
新鮮みたい (looks fresh)
楽しいみたい (looks like fun)
Related Expressions
Where this grammar is found
Genki II (2nd Edition): Chapter 17
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ): 第1週 3日目
Nihongo So-Matome N4 (日本語総まとめ): 第4週 2日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: J 動詞や名詞の意味を広げる文法形式
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第1部 12課
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ): 第1週 3日目
Nihongo So-Matome N4 (日本語総まとめ): 第4週 2日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: J 動詞や名詞の意味を広げる文法形式
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第1部 12課
User notes
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For further clarification.
みたいに is used to say that the subject "does/did do something like something". For example:
君は女の子みたいに踊るよ。"You dance like a girl!" Or
あなたはパーティーで動物みたいに食べたよ!"You ate like an animal at the party!"
While みたいな is used to say "like".
For example:
モデルみたいな女性です。"A model like girl."/ "a girl that looks like a model."
男の人みたいな女の人ですね。"A woman that looks like a man."
Although みたいな is much like みたいだ, the difference between the two is that みたいな allows you to expound on a sentence.
For instance:
あなたみたいな人がすきです。"I like people like you."
トムみたいな人はとても楽しいですよ。"People like Tom are very fun."
I hope you found this helpful!
みたいに is used to say that the subject "does/did do something like something". For example:
君は女の子みたいに踊るよ。"You dance like a girl!" Or
あなたはパーティーで動物みたいに食べたよ!"You ate like an animal at the party!"
While みたいな is used to say "like".
For example:
モデルみたいな女性です。"A model like girl."/ "a girl that looks like a model."
男の人みたいな女の人ですね。"A woman that looks like a man."
Although みたいな is much like みたいだ, the difference between the two is that みたいな allows you to expound on a sentence.
For instance:
あなたみたいな人がすきです。"I like people like you."
トムみたいな人はとても楽しいですよ。"People like Tom are very fun."
I hope you found this helpful!
9 years ago
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