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9課 モダリティ・推量
Speculation & certainty — はず, よう, らしい, そう, かもしれない
9課

〜みたいだ

接続:ふつう形(な形・N は だ を取る) + みたいだ
Looks like, seems like… — verbal version of ようだ, used a lot in conversation.
注意 / Note:Conjunction other than ようだ: nouns do not add の(学生みたいだ ↔ 学生のようだ), な形容詞 do not add な.
比較 / Compare:ようだ(written, formal)/みたいだ(conversation)— the meaning is the same.
よく出る形 / Common form:ふつう形+みたいです。/Nみたいな+N。
外は寒いみたいだ。みんなコートを着ている。
It seems cold outside. Everyone wears coats.
彼は日本人みたいに日本語が上手だ。
He speaks Japanese as well as a Japanese person.
風邪をひいたみたいです。
It seems I have a cold.

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