似る
にる
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 似るにる | 似ますにます |
| Negative | 似ないにない | 似ませんにません |
| Past | 似たにた | 似ましたにました |
| Past negative | 似なかったになかった | 似ませんでしたにませんでした |
| Te-form | 似てにて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 似られるにられる |
| Passive | 似られるにられる |
| Causative | 似させるにさせる |
| Volitional | 似ようによう |
| Imperative | 似ろにろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 似ればにれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 似たらにたら |
Example sentences
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He takes after his father.
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He resembles his grandfather.
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She takes after her father.
トムは母親似だ。
Tom looks like his mother.
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I'm like my father.