Marude

JLPT N3

Usually written in kana.

丸で (Marude) is a Japanese adverb meaning “as if, as though, just like, much as”.

Meanings

  1. adverbas if; as though; just like; much as; exactly like; as it wereusu. followed by a form of ようだ or みたいだ
  2. adverb(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (not) a bitwith neg. sentence
  3. adverbreally; completely; entirely; wholly; truly; quite

Examples

  • They get along like a cat and a dog.

  • She is not anything like her mother.

  • He treats me as if I am a stranger.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 丸で

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