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N1 Leçon 7: 12/17

めくLike, To show signs of, To have the appearance of, To come to a (state) similar to, Somewhat, An air of, Feels almost like

Structure

Noun + めい
Noun + めいている
Noun[Season] + めいてきた​​
Noun + めいた + Noun

Détails

  • Niveau de langue

    Standard

À propos de めく・めいた

めく is a fairly unique う-Verb in Japanese in that it will only be used as a suffix. This is due to its meaning of 'to show signs of (A)', or 'to have the appearance of (A)'. It will be attached to nouns that the speaker experiences to be the case.

As めく itself is a verb, it may appear in several different conjugation forms depending on how it is describing the rest of the sentence. When connected directly to a second noun, the past-tense form めいた is most common.

This 'that the speaker experiences to be the case' part is important, as めく will almost always highlight the speaker's own personal feelings in regard to (A), and how they perceive it. The thing being described as (A) will usually not actually be (A), and the speaker is often aware of this fact.

Caution

めく is mostly used with set nouns, so it is best to only use it with expressions that you have already heard. Some examples are (なぞ)めく 'to appear to be a riddle', 皮肉(ひにく)めく 'to appear to be sarcastic', ()(わけ)めく 'to appear to be an excuse', (つく)(もの)めく 'to appear to be fictitious', and seasons of the year.

Exemples

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    脅迫(きょうはく)めいたメールが役所(やくしょ)(とど)いたそうだ。

    It seems a threatening sounding email was delivered to the city office.

    (さくら)()いてすっかり(はる)めいてきました。

    The cherry blossoms are blooming, and it starting to thoroughly show signs of being spring.

      (つく)(もの)めいて()えるほど、平穏(へいおん)(うつく)しい景色(けしき)だった。

      It was calm and beautiful scenery, to the point of looking man-made.

      (いろ)めいた彼女(かのじょ)表情(ひょうじょう)に、(おも)わずドキッとしました。

      My heart skipped a beat when her expression showed signs of being amorous.

      芝居(しばい)めいた(かれ)のプレゼンには、あまり魅力(みりょく)(かん)じません。

      I don’t feel any allure toward his presentation that feels almost like an act.

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          めく・めいた – Discussion Grammaire

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          • matt_in_mito

            matt_in_mito

            Can anyone enlighten me as to why this takes this form? I can’t get my head round it…

          • shankarsuresh

            shankarsuresh

            I’ve got the same question wrong too (originally put めいた)

          • casual

            casual

            I don’t have an answer as to why that is, but it seems you use めいてる・めいて来た・めいていた when it is the main verb (not a relative clause modifying a noun). Maybe to the native ear “to be showing signs of X” just sounds like a continuous process.

            Some more examples from https://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-jlpt-n1-grammar-めく-meku/, めく – Vocabulary details – jpdb, and 【JLPT N1】「めく」 - 日本語教師のN1et

            • 冗談めいてるけど、本気でそう思ってるように聞こえる。
            • 簡単でむずかしいとは、なんだかすこし逆説めいているぜ。
            • 犯人は二歳以上十歳まで、大人しめ、無邪気ながら、どこか狂気めいていた。

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