みたい
like; similar to; resembling ~
JLPT
N3
Estructura
V/Aい/Aな/N (formal form)+みたいな+N
V/Aい/Aな/N (formal form)+みたいに+V/A
V/Aい/Aな/N (formal form)+みたいだ
(In this particular case: A
Nだ ➔ N
Significado
「みたいな / みたいに / みたいだ」are used to make comparisons, indicating that someone, something, an event, an action, a characteristic... is similar to another person, thing, event, action, characteristic... (although it is not exactly the same)..
These are often used in everyday conversations.
These are often used in everyday conversations.
彼
みたいな
強
い
人
になりたいんです
。
I want to become a strong person like him.
会社
を
売
ると
言
うか
取
られたみたいなものだ
。
It's like selling the company or having it taken away.
ここの
砂
は
星
みたいな
形
をしている
。
The sand here is shaped like a star.
彼
は
自分
は
関係
ないみたいな
素振
りを
見
せた
。
He acted like he had nothing to do with it.
リン
さんみたいに
日本語
がうまくなりたい
。
I want to become good at Japanese like Rin.
彼
はお
城
みたいに
大
きな
家
に
住
んでいる
。
He lives in a big house like a castle.
彼
の
話
し
方
は
女
みたいだ
。
He speaks like a woman.
この
古
い
鍋
きれいだね
。
まるで
新
しいみたいだ
。
This old pot is beautiful. It's like new.
どうでもいいことなのにあの
言
い
方
だとさも
重要
みたいだ
。
Even though it doesn't matter, the way you say it makes it seem important.
この
鍋
、
古
いのにまるで
最近買
ったみたいだ
。
Although this pot is old, it looks like it was recently purchased.
山田
はまるで
君
の
弟
みたいだね
。
Yamada is like your younger brother.
