まるで (marude)
just like, as if; completely (with a negative)
- JLPT N3
- adverb
- Pitch 0
- #1579 most frequent
Meaning
まるで (marude) is a JLPT N3 adverb meaning “just like, as if; completely (with a negative)”.
Example sentences 11
彼はまるで子供のようにはしゃいだよ。
He was all excited like a child.
正解をまるで囲みなさい。
Please circle the right answer.
まるで君は僕の鏡みたいだ。
You're the only mirror for me.
彼はまるで君の弟みたいだよ。
He looks like your brother.
その犬はまるで人間みたいだ。
This dog is almost human.
まるで化石みたいな人間だわ。
He is a living fossil!
怒るとまるでライオンのようだ。
He is a lion when roused.
まるで悪夢を見ているようです。
It's just like a nightmare.
彼女には哀れみの心がまるでない。
She is dead to pity.
ジョンソンさんはまるで生き字引です。
Mr Johnson is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
まるで、沈む船から逃げるネズミみたいね。
It's just like rats leaving a sinking ship.