まるで〜みたいだ（比喩） marude ... mitai da
まるで〜みたいだ（比喩）（marude ... mitai da）means “just like; as if (colloquial)”. The colloquial version of まるで〜ようだ. Formation: まるで + N + みたいだ ／ まるで + N1 + みたいな + N2 ／ まるで + N + みたいに + V／Aい
just like; as if (colloquial)
N3Formation
まるで + N + みたいだ ／ まるで + N1 + みたいな + N2 ／ まるで + N + みたいに + V／Aい
Explanation
The colloquial version of まるで〜ようだ. It draws a simile—'it's just like X'—with the casual みたい instead of よう. Use みたいな before a noun and みたいに before a verb or adjective.
Examples
Note
Casual/spoken style. The same meaning in writing or formal speech is usually expressed with まるで〜ようだ.
FAQ
まるで〜みたいだ（比喩） — what does it mean and how is it used?
just like; as if (colloquial). The colloquial version of まるで〜ようだ. It draws a simile—'it's just like X'—with the casual みたい instead of よう. Use みたいな before a noun and みたいに before a verb or adjective.
まるで〜みたいだ（比喩） — how do you form it?
まるで + N + みたいだ ／ まるで + N1 + みたいな + N2 ／ まるで + N + みたいに + V／Aい
まるで〜みたいだ（比喩） — any usage notes?
Casual/spoken style. The same meaning in writing or formal speech is usually expressed with まるで〜ようだ.