Structure
Noun + らしい。
Noun + らしく + Phrase
Noun + らしい + Noun
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About らしい ②
In our first らしい lesson, we discussed the auxiliary verb use of らしい. In this lesson we will focus on the 形容詞の一部 (auxiliary adjective) usage. An auxiliary adjective is a type of adjective that must be attached to another word for it to have any meaning.
To use らしい in this way, it must be attached to the end of a noun, and will imply that something is 'typical of (A)', where (A) is the noun that comes before it. As this らしい behaves like an い-Adjective, it may also be conjugated to らしく, before a (B) phrase will explain more about 'what' is/was typical of (A).
The primary use of this らしい is to express that (A) has some feature or trait that is expected of itself. It can be used for people, 'studying all night is so typical of Tanaka', or it can be used for things like seasons 'this heat is so typical of the Japanese Summer'. Other common translations are 'to be befitting of (A)', or 'to be appropriate for (A)'.
However, it may also be used negatively, to show that something is (often surprisingly) 'uncharacteristic of (A)'.
Fun Fact
When the noun that appears in (A) and (B) are the same, it will imply that (A) is the 'prime example of (B)', or 'the most (A), (B)'.
- 今年の８月は夏らしい夏だね。August this year is the prime example of summer. (Literally, 'the most summery summer')
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「もっと大人らしくしなさいよ！」
'Behave more like an adult!' (befitting of)
「やっと夏らしい日が来たよ！」
'At last, a day befitting of summer has come!'
「そんなことを言うのは、彼女らしい。」
'Saying something like that, (it is) typical of her.'
「カップルらしく映画を見に行こう！」
'Let's go to the movies like couples do!' (typical of)
「あなたの笑顔の愛らしさに気づいたばかりだわ。」
'I just noticed the loveliness of your smile.'
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