N3 — outside your level filter
と同じ
とおなじto onajiN3neutral
the same as — exactly matches what と names
この色は見本と同じです。
kono iro wa mihontoonajidesu.
This colour is the same as the sample. neutral
それ、私のと同じやつだ。
sore, watashi no to onaji yatsu da.
That's the same one as mine. casual
All examples3
the same as N — matches exactly what と names
この色は見本と同じです。
kono iro wa mihontoonajidesu.
This colour is the same as the sample. neutral
それ、私のと同じやつだ。
sore, watashi no to onaji yatsu da.
That's the same one as mine. casual
会場は昨年と同じ市民ホールでございます。
kaijou wa sakunen to onaji shimin hooru de gozaimasu.
The venue is the same civic hall as last year. formal
How it's formed1
All forms5
と同じくらいtoonajikuraialternant
the degree reading — equal on a scale rather than identical — 兄と同じくらい背が高い.
と同様todouyouformal
the written-formal swap for notices and reports, but it takes の before a noun where 同じ takes none — 前回と同様の手順で進めます.
- politeと同じですtoonajidesu
- pastと同じだったtoonajidatta
- negativeと同じじゃないtoonajijanai
Notes
×同じな大学 — the one place it does not behave like the
na-adjectives it otherwise resembles.