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iru.

A to B wa nite A and B are

iru. similar.

Here are some example sentences:

Yōko-san wa tenshi no yō desu.
Yoko is like an angel.

Taburetto PC wa i-rīdā ni nite imasu.
Tablet PCs are similar to e-book readers.

Yōko-san wa okāsan to nite imasu.
Yoko resembles her mother.

Kono futago no shimai wa amari nite imasen.

These twin sisters do not look much alike.

10.5. The alternative -tari/-dari

The alternative is a mood indicated by the endings -tari or -
dari. The alternative forms are made in the same way as the

perfect or the conditional; but instead of ending in -ta (-da) or