Breakdown of sono kodomo wa haha ni sokkuri desu.
はwa
topic particle
ですdesu
to be
子供kodomo
child
母haha
mother
Questions & Answers about sono kodomo wa haha ni sokkuri desu.
Why is に used after 母?
Because そっくり commonly takes に to mark the person or thing someone resembles.
The pattern is:
A は B に そっくりです。
= A is exactly like / looks just like B.
So in this sentence:
- その子供は = as for that child
- 母に = to the mother / like the mother
- そっくりです = is the spitting image / looks exactly alike
The に here does not mean a destination like to in English. It is just the particle used with そっくり.
What exactly does そっくり mean?
そっくり means exactly alike, very similar, or the spitting image of.
In this sentence, it usually refers to appearance, so the idea is:
A useful thing to know is that そっくり can also be used in other ways in Japanese, but in this pattern it means to resemble closely.
Examples:
- 父にそっくりです。 = He looks just like his father.
- 姉にそっくりです。 = She looks just like her older sister.
Is そっくり an adjective? Why does it go with です?
