〜みたいだ mitai da

〜みたいだ（mitai da）means “it seems; it looks like (conjecture from observation)”. 「みたいだ」expresses a conjecture based on what the speaker sees, hears, or feels. Formation: V（普通形）+ みたいだ ｜ Aい（普通形）+ みたいだ ｜ Aな + みたいだ ｜ N + みたいだ

it seems; it looks like (conjecture from observation)

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Formation

V（普通形）+ みたいだ ｜ Aい（普通形）+ みたいだ ｜ Aな + みたいだ ｜ N + みたいだ

Explanation

「みたいだ」expresses a conjecture based on what the speaker sees, hears, or feels. It is the casual/spoken equivalent of 「ようだ」. Note: a な-adjective and a noun attach directly (赤ちゃんみたいだ), with no 「だ」before みたい.

Examples

そら が くらい。あめ が ふる みたいだ。
そらがくらい。あめがふるみたいだ。
The sky is dark. It looks like it's going to rain.
かれ は きょう げんき が ない みたいだ。
かれはきょうげんきがないみたいだ。
He seems to be down today.

Note

「みたい」also means 'like, similar to' for comparison (子供みたいに泣く = cry like a child). 「ようだ」is the formal/written equivalent.

FAQ

〜みたいだ — what does it mean and how is it used?

it seems; it looks like (conjecture from observation). 「みたいだ」expresses a conjecture based on what the speaker sees, hears, or feels. It is the casual/spoken equivalent of 「ようだ」. Note: a な-adjective and a noun attach directly (赤ちゃんみたいだ), with no 「だ」before みたい.

〜みたいだ — how do you form it?

V（普通形）+ みたいだ ｜ Aい（普通形）+ みたいだ ｜ Aな + みたいだ ｜ N + みたいだ

〜みたいだ — any usage notes?

「みたい」also means 'like, similar to' for comparison (子供みたいに泣く = cry like a child). 「ようだ」is the formal/written equivalent.

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