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JLPT N5 Grammar

みたいだ

N5Inference / Appearance

N5 · Inference / Appearance · plain form + みたいだ

seems like; looks like

plain form + みたいだ

みたいだ is a conversational way to say 'seems like' or 'looks like,' more casual than ようだ.

It can attach directly after nouns and plain forms.

この店は人気があるみたいです。

This shop seems to be popular.

Avoid overusing みたいだ in formal writing; ようだ is more suitable.

みたい is a casual 'seems like.'

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N4 · Other · plain form + みたいだ

seems like; looks like

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