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まるで
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. as if; as though; just like; much as; exactly like; as it were
usu. followed by a form of ようだ or みたいだ
It looks as if it were a place forgotten by time.
2. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (not) a bit
with neg. sentence
But there is no reaction at all.
3. really; completely; entirely; wholly; truly; quite
But the purpose is completely different.
Alt. forms
まるで
99%
丸まるで
Pitch accent
ま
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Top 300
Used in: 6238
Composed of
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
Examples (150 in total)
It's just like a wedding.
It's as if things have gone back to how they were.
But there is no reaction at all.
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