Plain form + みたいだ

[It Seems Like / Looks Like]

Connection: Plain form + みたいだ (Verb/i-Adj plain form OR na-Adj/Noun + みたいだ)

This is the casual equivalent of ようだ. It expresses resemblance, conjecture, or that something appears a certain way based on evidence.

Connection patterns:

• Verbs: 降るみたいだ (looks like it will rain)
• i-Adjectives: 高いみたいだ (seems expensive)
• na-Adjectives: 元気みたいだ (seems healthy) — NO な needed
• Nouns: 学生みたいだ (looks like a student) — NO の needed

As simile: Noun + みたい can also mean "like ~": 子供みたい (like a child)

みたいだ conjugates: みたいです (polite), みたいだった (past), みたいじゃない (negative)

Examples:

雨が降るみたいです。(It looks like it's going to rain.)

彼は病気みたいだ。(He seems sick.)

あの人は先生みたいですね。(That person looks like a teacher, doesn't he/she?)