GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜と同じ
Places the comparison target before the expression to indicate that two things are the same.
Examples
このかばんは私のかばんと同じです。
This bag is the same as mine.
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私も兄と同じ学校に通っています。
I attend the same school as my older brother.
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この机は教室の机と同じ高さです。
This desk is the same height as the desks in the classroom.
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Add
と同じafter the comparison standard.同じis readおなじ. - Basic usage:
兄と同じ学校means that the speaker and older brother attend the same school.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The aspect that is the same
教室の机と同じ高さstates that the height is the same. Naming an aspect such as高さmakes the point of equality clear.
- Before a noun
- Put
同じdirectly before a noun, as in同じ学校. Do not apply the na-adjective connection in静かな学校unchanged.
- Put