Explanation：まるで〜のようだ
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"as if it were like 〜"
Used to make a comparison, often to highlight how something resembles something else very closely, almost as if it were that thing.
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（まるで） + N + のようだ
（まるで） + N1 + のような + N2
（まるで） + N + のように + V / イA
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- Comparison or Metaphor: "まるで〜のようだ" is used to describe something as if it were like something else, often in a metaphorical or imaginative way.
- Often Used with "まるで": The word "まるで" means "as if" or "just like," and it is often used to strengthen the comparison.
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N3
Sample sentenes
今日は風が強くて、まるで台風のようだ。
It's so windy today, it's like a typhoon.
トムさんは日本語がペラペラで、まるで日本人のように話す。
Tom speaks Japanese fluently, just like a native Japanese speaker.
田中さんは日本人だけど、アメリカ人のような顔をしている。
Tanaka-san is Japanese, but he has a face like an American.
アンナさんは背が高くて、まるでモデルのようだ。
Anna is tall and looks like a model.
夏休みは山のような宿題が出た。
I was assigned a mountain of homework over the summer vacation.
ジェームスさんとジェシカさんは仲がよくて、カップルのようだ。
James and Jessica get along well, they're like a couple.
彼女の声はまるで天使のようだ。
Her voice is like that of an angel.
Vocabulary
| Japanese |
English | |
| 台風 | たいふう | typhoon |
| - | ペラペラ | fluently |
| 天使 | てんし | angel |
