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丸で

まるで

just like; as if; as though; (with a negative) not at all; completely

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Examples

  1. 丸で夢を見ているようだよ。

    まるでゆめをみているようだよ。

    I feel as if I were dreaming.

  2. 彼の話は丸で分からなかった。

    かれのはなしはまるでわからなかった。

    I didn't understand his story at all.

  3. この部屋は丸で倉庫みたいだ。

    このへやはまるでそうこみたいだ。

    This room is just like a storeroom.

  4. 丸で何事もなかったかのように、彼は席に戻った。

    まるでなにごともなかったかのように、かれはせきにもどった。

    He returned to his seat as if nothing had happened.

Common patterns

丸で～ようだ
just like ...; as if ...
丸で～かのように
exactly as though ...
丸で～ない
not ... in the slightest

Memory tip

Two distinct jobs: with ようだ/みたいだ/かのように it sets up a simile, and with a negative it means "not in the least". It is normally written in kana as まるで — the 丸で spelling is the dictionary headword, not what you will see in print.

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