Illustration: In a small Japanese living room, a household cat sits bolt upright on a tall stack of zabuton, one forepaw draped grandly over the edge. Two family members kneel on either side, one offering its food bowl and the other holding out a grooming brush.

まるで

marude

as if, just like

Often followed by ようだ or みたいだ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

まるで夢ゆめを見みているようだよ。
I feel as if I were dreaming.
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まるで酔よっているようだ。
She looks as if she were drunk.
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彼かれらはまるで犬いぬと猿さるだ。
They get along like a cat and a dog.
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