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Ano hoteru wa shizuka rashii desu yo.
That hotel seems to be quiet.

When rashii follows a noun, an additional reading ‘is a

typical ideal model of’ arises. For example, the following
sentence has two interpretations, which can be clarified by

the context:

Ano hito wa Nihon-jin rashii desu.

That person seems to be Japanese.

or

That person is the very model of a Japanese

person.

10.4. Expressions meaning ‘like’

There are several ways to say ‘A is like B, A looks like B, A
resembles B, etc.’ Here is a list of some of these
expressions:

A wa B no yō da. A is like B.

A is like B.
A wa B

mitai da.

A wa B ni nite A resembles B.
iru.

A wa B to nite A resembles B.