JLPT N3 Grammar まるで (maru de)

Meaning 意味

as if; as though; just like ~

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How to use 使い方

まるで	Verb (casual form) + よう
	Noun + のよう

Learn Japanese grammar: まるで (maru de). Meaning: as if; as though; just like ~.

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まるで - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

合格した！まるで夢のようだ。

ごうかくした！まるでゆめのようだ。

goukaku shita! marude yume no you da.

I passed! It’s like a dream!

Example #2

すごい！まるで魔法のようだ！

すごい！まるでまほうのようだ！

sugoi! maru de mahou no you da!

Amazing! It's just like magic!

Example #3

あの女の人は、美しくて、優しくて、まるで天使のようだ。

あのおんなのひとは、うつくしくて、やさしくて、まるでてんしのようだ。

ano onna no hito wa, utsukushikute, yasashikute, marude tenshi no you da.

That lady is beautiful and kind like an angel.

Example #4

彼の日本語はまるで日本人が話しているように聞こえる。

かれのにほんごはまるでにほんじんがはなしているようにきこえる。

kare no nihongo wa marude nihonjin ga hanashite iru you ni kikoeru.

His Japanese is so natural that he sounds like a native speaker.

Example #5

最近できたロボットは、まるで本物の人間のように動きます。

さいきんできたロボットは、まるでほんもののにんげんのようにうごきます。

saikin dekita robotto wa, marude honmono no ningen no youni ugoki masu.

Recently made robots move just like real humans.

Example #6

あの二人はまるで兄弟のようによく似ている。

あのふたりはまるできょうだいのようによくにている。

ano futari wa marude kyoudai no youni yoku niteiru.

Those two look so much alike that they could be twins.

Example #7

この湖は水がきれいで、まるで透明なガラスのようだ。

このみずうみはみずがきれいで、まるでとうめいなガラスのようだ。

kono mizuumi wa mizu ga kirei de, marude toumei na garasu no you da.

This lake’s water is so pure that it looks like transparent glass.

Example #8

壊れた車を修理してもらったら、まるで新車のようになりました。

こわれたくるまをしゅうりしてもらったら、まるでしんしゃのようになりました。

kowareta kuruma o shuuri shite morattara, marude shinsha no youni narimashita.

I fixed my broken car, and now it's as if it's brand new.

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