〜みたいだ

Pattern
〜みたいだ
Level
N4
Reading
みたいだ
Meaning
looks like, seems like
Attaches to
Nouns, verbs, adjectives
Nuance & register

Casual expression for conjecture or similarity.

Example

雨が降ってきたみたいだ。 It looks like it has started to rain.

Easily confused with

〜ようだ

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