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N3 Lesson 7: 8/21

とおなじで・とちがって

Like, Similar to, Unlike, Dissimilar to

Structure

Noun + と + 同(おな)じで
Noun + と + 違(ちが)って

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About と同じで・と違って

Two regular expressions that are used in Japanese for conveying similarity, and dissimilarity are と同(おな)じで 'the same as (A)', and と違(ちが)って 'different to (A)'. While both of these structures use the case marking particle と to mark (A), 同(おな)じ is a noun, while 違(ちが)って is the て form of the う - Verb, 違(ちが)う. Due to this, the auxiliary verb だ is required after 同(おな)じ, in order to link (A) and (B). だ will appear in its conjunctive form.
Both と同(おな)じで and と違(ちが)って will be preceded by a noun or noun phrase, before the (B) part of the sentence will describe the similarity/dissimilarity.
  • 彼(かれ)は僕(ぼく)と同(おな)じで、猫(ねこ)アレルギーです。
    Just like me, he is allergic to cats.
  • 母(はは)も私(わたし)と同(おな)じで、アウトドアが好(す)きです。
    Just like me, my mother likes the outdoors.
  • 私(わたし)は弟(おとうと)と違(ちが)って、本(ほん)を読(よ)むのが大好(す)きです。
    Unlike my brother, I love to read books.
  • 彼女(かのじょ)は私(わたし)と違(ちが)って、遊園地(ゆうえんち)が苦手(にがて)です。
    Unlike me, she does not like amusement parks very much.
In this structure, as the conjunction particle て, has a similar role to the conjunctive form of だ (で), both expressions are simply stating that (B) is existing in a state of 'having sameness', or 'having difference' with (A).

Examples

  • 母親(ははおや)と違(ちが)って、彼女(かのじょ)はとても料理(りょうり)が上手(じょうず)です。

    Unlike her mother, she is good at cooking.

  • 父親(ちちおや)と同(おな)じで、彼(かれ)はとても働(はたら)き者(もの)だ。

    Just like his father, he is a hard worker.

  • 他人(たにん)と違(ちが)って家族(かぞく)の縁(えん)はなかなか切(き)れない。

    Unlike other people, I find it hard to cut ties with my family.

  • 君(きみ)と同(おな)じでその意見(いけん)に賛成(さんせい)だ。

    Like you, I agree with that opinion.

  • 大統領(だいとうりょう)と違(ちが)って、副大統領(ふくだいとうりょう)は優(やさ)しい。

    Unlike the president, the vice president is kind.

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と同じで・と違って – Grammar Discussion

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  • simias

    simias

    I’m not sure why these two constructs are crammed in the same grammar point, usually Bunpro doesn’t hesitate to use separate points for antonyms even when they’re just straight negation of the other (for instance はずだ/はずかない or わけだ/わけではない).

    Given that here different vocabulary and different grammar is being used, I think it would make sense to practice these two construct separately.

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