✨ Basic Meaning
🎯 Primary Function
📋 Grammar Structure
🎭 Usage Contexts
Rarely used; ‘no you ni’ is preferred in formal writing or speeches.
Extremely common in daily conversation with friends, family, and colleagues.
Used in casual writing like blogs, texts, or informal letters.
The primary way to make comparisons in casual spoken Japanese.
💡 Common Applications
📌 Important Points
⚠️ Common Mistakes
🏛️ Cultural Context
🔍 Subtle Differences
📝 Conjugation Notes
‘Mitai’ behaves like a na-adjective. When it modifies a verb or adjective, it changes to ‘mitai ni’. When it modifies a noun, it changes to ‘mitai na’.
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
The pitch usually drops after ‘mi’. Make sure to keep ‘mitai’ and ‘ni’ connected without a long pause.
🧠 Memory Tips
Think of ‘mitai’ as coming from ‘mi-tai’ (want to see), suggesting something ‘looks like’ something else. The ‘ni’ turns it into ‘in the way that it looks like’.
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