丸で (Marude) is a Japanese adverb meaning “as if, as though, just like, much as”.
Meanings
- 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
- adverb(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (not) a bitwith neg. sentence
- adverbreally; completely; entirely; wholly; truly; quite
Examples
彼らはまるで犬と猿だ。
They get along like a cat and a dog.
彼女は母親とまるで違う。
She is not anything like her mother.
彼は私をまるで他人行儀に扱う。
He treats me as if I am a stranger.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).