～みたいに

About

～みたいに ("like") can be used to create comparisons that are similar to similes in English. When the に particle is attached to みたい in this way, it indicates that it is modifying a verb or adjective.

E.g. 海うみはダイヤモンドみたいにキレイだ。"The ocean is beautiful like a diamond."

Usually, みたいに is directly followed by the verb/adjective it is modifying, but there may occasionally be extra information in between.

～みたいに can directly follow verbs, adjectives, and nouns.

Summary

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  ～みたいに means "like" and is used to create comparisons

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  ～みたいに indicates that the following word is a verb or adjective