まるで〜ようだ (marude ~you da) — just like
"Just like…!" — a comparison you both know isn't literally true.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- To say something matches something else exactly, use 「まるで〜ようだ」: 「今日はまるで夏のようだ」= today feels just like summer.
- まるで strengthens the sense of "not really, but just like it", so it nearly always pairs with ようだ／みたいだ.
How to attach
- Nouns take 「Nのようだ」and verbs take 「plain form + ようだ」.
- In speech みたいだ is more common than ようだ: 「まるで夢みたい」.
- Before a noun it becomes 「まるで〜のような N」.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
今日はまるで夏のようだ。
きょうはまるでなつのようだ。
Today feels just like summer.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 夏 is a noun → a noun needs の → 夏の + ようだ → putting まるで in front adds emphasis: "exactly".
この町はまるで夢みたいにきれいだ。
このまちはまるでゆめみたいにきれいだ。
This town is as beautiful as a dream.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 夢 is a noun → add the spoken みたい → to link it to the adjective, it becomes みたいに → まるで夢みたいにきれいだ.
彼の日本語は、まるで日本人が話しているようだ。
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だ。
His Japanese sounds just like a Japanese person speaking.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 話している is the plain form of the verb → add ようだ directly → まるで in front makes the comparison stronger.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「まるで子ども＿ようだ。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: 子ども is a noun.
Noun + の + ようだ.
What does 「まるで」normally pair with?
💡 Hint: The one that marks a comparison.
まるで emphasises a comparison, so it pairs with ようだ／みたいだ.
Which is more common in speech?
💡 Hint: The one friends use.
In casual speech みたいだ replaces ようだ.
Your score: /3