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Usages of mitai
祖母 は 普段 元気 だ が、 今日 は 具合 が あまり よく ない みたい。sobo ha hudan genki da ga, kyou ha guai ga amari yoku nai mitai.
My grandmother is usually energetic, but she doesn’t seem to feel very well today.
その 本 は 高く 見える けど、 安い みたい。sono hon ha takaku mieru kedo, yasui mitai.
That book looks expensive, but it seems cheap.
いつも は 朝 の 電車 は 満員 だ と 彼 は 言う けど、 今日 は 満員 で は ない みたい。itumo ha asa no densya ha manin da to kare ha iu kedo, kyou ha manin de ha nai mitai.
He says the morning trains are usually packed, but today they don’t seem full.
彼女 は 昼寝 を しない と 具合 が 悪く なる みたい。kanozyo ha hirune wo sinai to guai ga waruku naru mitai.
If she doesn’t take a nap, she seems to feel unwell.
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