~みたいだ

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~みたいだ

〜mitai da

seems like; appears; looks like

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Explicación

The grammar point ~みたいだ is used to express that something appears, seems, or resembles something else based on the speaker's impression or indirect evidence. It can be attached to verbs (casual form), い-adjectives, な-adjectives, and nouns. Common translations include 'seems', 'appears', or 'looks like'.

Estructura

Patrón
Verb-casual / い-adjective / な-adjective / Noun + みたいだ
Verb-casualPlain (dictionary) form of the verb.
Ejemplos: 雨が降るみたいだ。
い-adjectivePlain form of い-adjective.
Ejemplos: このケーキは甘いみたいだ。
な-adjectivePlain form of な-adjective (without な).
Ejemplos: 彼は元気みたいだ。
NounNoun directly followed by みたいだ.
Ejemplos: 彼は先生みたいだ。

Ejemplos

Ejemplo 1
彼女が病気みたいだ。
Kanojo ga byouki mitai da.
She seems to be sick.
Desglose
彼女she
subject marker
病気sick/illness
みたいだseems like
Nota: Expresses the speaker's impression based on observation.
Ejemplo 2
このドレスは高いみたいだ。
Kono doresu wa takai mitai da.
This dress seems to be expensive.
Desglose
このthis
ドレスdress
topic marker
高いexpensive
みたいだseems like
Ejemplo 3
あの人は有名人みたいだ。
Ano hito wa yuumeijin mitai da.
That person looks like a celebrity.
Desglose
あのthat
person
topic marker
有名人celebrity
みたいだlooks like
Ejemplo 4
彼は今忙しいみたいだ。
Kare wa ima isogashii mitai da.
It seems he is busy right now.
Desglose
he
topic marker
now
忙しいbusy
みたいだseems like

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