Japanese

にかよう
Meaning: to resemble each other; to be similar
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 似通う 似通わない
Polite 似通います 似通いません
Past 似通った 似通わなかった
Polite + Past 似通いました 似通いませんでした
Te-form 似通って 似通わなくて
Potential 似通える 似通えない
Passive 似通われる 似通われない
Causative 似通わせる 似通わせない
Causative + Passive 似通わされる 似通わされない
Imperative 似通え 似通うな

Handwriting

似
通
う

Example

The two languages have many points where their grammar is similar.

Usage Notes

Used to describe similarities between two or more things.

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