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みたいに

みたいにmitai niN4casual

savor + like

ajiwau mitai ni

like; as if — a spoken way to compare two things

meaning: as if savoring

あの子こ、味あじわうみたいに走はしってったよ。

ano ko, ajiwau mitai ni hashittetta yo.

That kid ran off, as if savoring. casual

子供こどもみたいに泣なかないでよ。

kodomo mitai ni nakanaide yo.

Don't cry like a child! casual

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like; as if — says one thing is like another, in everyday speech

この部屋へやは図書館としょかんみたいに静しずかだ。
kono heya wa toshokan mitai ni shizuka da.
This room is quiet, like the library. neutral
あの子こ、飛とぶみたいに走はしってったよ。
ano ko, tobu mitai ni hashittetta yo.
That kid ran off, as if flying. casual
子供こどもみたいに泣なかないでよ。
kodomo mitai ni nakanaide yo.
Don't cry like a child! casual
猫ねこは死しんだみたいに動うごかなかった。
neko wa shinda mitai ni ugokanakatta.
The cat didn't move, as if it were dead. neutral
彼かれは子供こどもみたいな笑顔えがおを見みせた。
kare wa kodomo mitai na egao o miseta.
He gave a childlike smile. neutral

みたいなmitaina＋名詞めいしadnominal
Goes right before the noun it describes — 子供こどもみたいな声こえ, 嘘うそみたいな話はなし.

帰かえるみたいに suggests something not yet real. 死しんだみたいに reports a finished
state, as if it happened.