まるで・丸でmarude[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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
- SynonymあたかもWrittenWritten style for 'as if, just like', often pairing with 「ようだ」 or 「ごとく」; 「まるで」 is the more colloquial choice.
- RelatedまったくNeutralTakes a negation to mean 'not at all', and can also be an exclamation like 'good grief'; 「まるで」 additionally has the simile sense 'just like…'.
- RelatedまるっきりCasualColloquial; with a negation it stresses 'not at all', as in 「まるっきり分からない」; it has no simile use.
- RelatedいわばNeutralMeans 'so to speak' — putting it another way; 「まるで」 usually pairs with 「ようだ」.
- Related全然ぜんぜんCasualColloquial; usually takes a negation to mean 'not at all'; 「まるで」 can also be used in similes.
- RelatedまるきりCasualColloquial and synonymous with 「まるっきり」, meaning 'completely'; no simile use.
- Related言うなればいうなればWrittenWritten style; means 'in other words, so to speak'; it only overlaps with 「まるで」 in the figurative sense.
Use 「まるで」 for 'just like, as if' comparisons; in written prose prefer 「あたかも」. For 'not at all' with a negation, use 「全く」, 「全然」 or 「まるっきり」; to say 'so to speak', use 「言わば」.
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