JLPT N4 vocabulary
みたい: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
みたい
na-adjective
Meaning
(suffix) (colloquial) -like, sort of, similar to, resembling
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | みたい | みたい |
| Plain past過去形 | みたい | みたい |
| Polite presentです形 | みたい | みたい |
| Polite pastでした形 | みたい | みたい |
| Te-formて形 | みたい | みたい |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | みたい | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | みたい | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | みたい | みたい |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | みたい | みたい |
Example sentences
彼女は歌手みたいに歌がうまいんだ。
She's good at singing, like a (professional) singer.
ピカチューはあなたより頭がいいみたいだなぁ。
It seems like Pikachu is smarter than you.
あの二人の態度からすると先ほど喧嘩をしたみたいだ。
Judging from the attitude of those two, it seems they had a fight a little while ago.