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〜みたい

N4
mitai

seems like; looks like; like (casual)

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + みたい

Chinese meanings

好像;像

Chinese formation

动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+みたい

Chinese usage

口语中表示推测或相似。

Chinese notes

名词后直接接みたい,如学生みたい;修饰名词用みたいな+名词。

Examples

  • 隣となりの部屋へやに誰だれか来きたみたい。
    Sounds like someone has come to the room next door.
    好像有人来到隔壁房间了。
  • 今日きょうの彼かの女じょは元げん気きがないみたいだね。
    She doesn't seem very cheerful today, does she?
    她今天好像没什么精神呢。
  • このケーキ、お店みせのケーキみたい!
    This cake is just like a store-bought one!
    这块蛋糕就像店里买的!

Notes

Casual equivalent of ようだ. It attaches directly to nouns and na-adjectives (静かみたい) without な or の. Before a noun it becomes みたいな.

#conjecture#appearance#casual

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mitai');
{
  "id": "mitai",
  "pattern": "〜みたい",
  "romaji": "mitai",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "seems like; looks like; like (casual)",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + みたい",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "隣の部屋に誰か来たみたい。",
      "furigana": "{隣|となり}の{部屋|へや}に{誰|だれ}か{来|き}たみたい。",
      "en": "Sounds like someone has come to the room next door."
    },
    {
      "ja": "今日の彼女は元気がないみたいだね。",
      "furigana": "{今日|きょう}の{彼女|かのじょ}は{元気|げんき}がないみたいだね。",
      "en": "She doesn't seem very cheerful today, does she?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "このケーキ、お店のケーキみたい!",
      "furigana": "このケーキ、お{店|みせ}のケーキみたい!",
      "en": "This cake is just like a store-bought one!"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "conjecture",
    "appearance",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "Casual equivalent of ようだ. It attaches directly to nouns and na-adjectives (静かみたい) without な or の. Before a noun it becomes みたいな.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "9f250b7e515080fd3da63f8c7418fd7093a93874ed23ebf21263f6357b3483a1",
    "meanings": [
      "好像",
      "像"
    ],
    "formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+みたい",
    "explanation": "口语中表示推测或相似。",
    "notes": "名词后直接接みたい,如学生みたい;修饰名词用みたいな+名词。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "隣の部屋に誰か来たみたい。",
        "zh": "好像有人来到隔壁房间了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "今日の彼女は元気がないみたいだね。",
        "zh": "她今天好像没什么精神呢。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "このケーキ、お店のケーキみたい!",
        "zh": "这块蛋糕就像店里买的!"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#mitai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "b363215be84b3644644e23f09991fd1decd85a95072505c6ad6703b7bba98ada"
  }
}