まるで〜ようだ

marude ... you da

just like; as if

Formation

まるで + Verb-plain / Noun + の + ようだ

Chinese meanings

简直像；仿佛

Chinese formation

まるで＋动词普通形／名词＋の＋ようだ

Chinese usage

以まるで加强比喻，表示看起来像另一事物。

Chinese notes

口语也可用まるで〜みたいだ。

Examples

Furigana

この部屋へやは広ひろくて明あかるくて、まるでホテルのようだ。
This room is so big and bright, it's just like a hotel.
这个房间又宽敞又明亮，简直像酒店。
久ひさしぶりに会あった友とも達だちは、まるで別べつ人じんのように変かわっていた。
My friend, whom I hadn't seen in ages, had changed so much she seemed like a different person.
久别重逢的朋友变得简直像另一个人。
三さん月がつなのに、今日きょうはまるで真ま夏なつのように暑あつい。
It's only March, but today it's as hot as midsummer.
虽然是三月，今天却热得像盛夏一样。

Notes

まるで signals a figurative comparison: it only seems so. Casual: まるで〜みたいだ. Compare N2 〜かのようだ.

#comparison#appearance

Related N3 grammar

〜らしい（typical of）〜っぽい〜ような / 〜ように（like）〜に比べて〜というより〜ふりをする〜ほど〜はない

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Use this entry in code

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('marude-you-da');

{
  "id": "marude-you-da",
  "pattern": "まるで〜ようだ",
  "romaji": "marude ... you da",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "just like; as if",
  "formation": "まるで + Verb-plain / Noun + の + ようだ",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この部屋は広くて明るくて、まるでホテルのようだ。",
      "furigana": "この{部屋|へや}は{広|ひろ}くて{明|あか}るくて、まるでホテルのようだ。",
      "en": "This room is so big and bright, it's just like a hotel."
    },
    {
      "ja": "久しぶりに会った友達は、まるで別人のように変わっていた。",
      "furigana": "{久|ひさ}しぶりに{会|あ}った{友達|ともだち}は、まるで{別人|べつじん}のように{変|か}わっていた。",
      "en": "My friend, whom I hadn't seen in ages, had changed so much she seemed like a different person."
    },
    {
      "ja": "三月なのに、今日はまるで真夏のように暑い。",
      "furigana": "{三月|さんがつ}なのに、{今日|きょう}はまるで{真夏|まなつ}のように{暑|あつ}い。",
      "en": "It's only March, but today it's as hot as midsummer."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "comparison",
    "appearance"
  ],
  "notes": "まるで signals a figurative comparison: it only seems so. Casual: まるで〜みたいだ. Compare N2 〜かのようだ.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "799835d6df1d5cac393a39fe1acfed116f6b2e7f1600f2a3907ecf47536806d2",
    "meanings": [
      "简直像",
      "仿佛"
    ],
    "formation": "まるで＋动词普通形／名词＋の＋ようだ",
    "explanation": "以まるで加强比喻，表示看起来像另一事物。",
    "notes": "口语也可用まるで〜みたいだ。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この部屋は広くて明るくて、まるでホテルのようだ。",
        "zh": "这个房间又宽敞又明亮，简直像酒店。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "久しぶりに会った友達は、まるで別人のように変わっていた。",
        "zh": "久别重逢的朋友变得简直像另一个人。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "三月なのに、今日はまるで真夏のように暑い。",
        "zh": "虽然是三月，今天却热得像盛夏一样。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#marude-you-da",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "de77e68917ff66e1e282d2b55443c8ee3b6b722c831363a13d787aee596c0fea"
  }
}