まるで

Japanese

Alternative spelling
丸で

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まるで [màrúdé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟de̞]

Adverb

まるで • (marude) 

  1. entirely, quite; completely; just like, so to speak, as though, as if
    まるで夢(ゆめ)を見(み)ているようだ。
    Marude yume o mite iru yō da.
    It is as if I am dreaming.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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