Basic Concepts:  "Mitai" "Looks like"

Numerous ways to say "it looks like" but MITAI is very quick, easy, fun.  See notes.

• "It looks like.......":  

• "For some reason .....I feel ....."

Chart: List 

Nihongo

Eigo

Nihongo

Eigo

omoshiro mitai desu

it looks interesting

baka mitai desu

it looks silly/stupid.

soto wa natsu mitai desu

outside looks like summer

uso mitai datta.

it looked like a lie or

it was hard to believe.

yume mitai desi

it looks like a dream.

ii hito mitai jyanai!

He doesn't look like a "ii hito"

nantonaku

ame mitai desu

for some reason,

it looks like rain

otoko mitai jyanai

he doesn't look like a man

doumo

netsu ga aru mitai desu

for some reason,

Somehow I feel like I have a fever.

mondai mitai jyanai

it doesn't look like a problem

doumo tsukareta mitai desu.

for some reason,

I feel tired

tsukareteiru mitai jyanai

he doesn't look tired

Notes:

• MITAI is  the "tai form" of "miru" meaning "I want to see"

• MITAI is also a Na-adjective & suffix  meaning  "like; sort of; similar to; resembling"

• I have heard it has a colloquial feel but it really is useful and fast.

NOTE: words run together

~ ARU MITAI   “~arumitai”

~ IRU MITAI is “~irumitai”

~ TA MITAI  is “~tamitai”

Review of methods "like"

MITAI DESU	____  no you ni mieru	V2 + sou desu
inu mitai (desu)	inu no you ni mieru
tsukareta mitai (desu)	tsukarete iru you ni miermasu
ame mitai (desu)		ama ga furi sou (desu)