と同じで / と違って | Grammar

Structure

[noun] + と同じで、[sentence] [noun] + と違って、[sentence] [noun] + と違い、[sentence]

Description

と同じで means "like", "the same as", and と違って means "unlike", "different from". Both follow the noun you are comparing with, and the clause after them says what is the same or what is different.

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Like my older sister, I like cooking too.

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Like last year, this year looks set to be a hot summer.

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Unlike his older brother, the younger brother is very quiet.

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Unlike Tokyo, this town has few people.

The two come from the て-forms of おなじ同じだ and ちがう違う, so the comma after them joins two clauses. What follows と同じで usually carries も, because the second thing shares the quality with the first.

と同じで or と同じように

says something is done in the same way. と同じで says two things share a quality or a situation.

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As in Japan, in Korea you take your shoes off before going into a house.

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Like my father, I'm useless in the morning without coffee.

Usage notes

These go beyond the two basic forms.

と違い

is the written form of と違って, found in reports and articles.

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Unlike last time, there were many young people in this survey.

とは違って

Adding は gives とはちがって違って, which sharpens the contrast, often against what you expected.

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Unlike what I imagined, it was actually very easy.

Examples

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Like my mother, I also love sweets.

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Unlike Japan, in America people enter the house with their shoes on.

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Just like last year, let's have a Christmas party at this restaurant this year too.

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Unlike his older brother, the younger brother isn't very interested in sports.

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Like Tokyo, Osaka also has very convenient trains.

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Unlike the movie, the original novel is much more interesting.

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Like the teacher, the students also agree with this project.

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Unlike what I expected, the exam was very difficult.

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Unlike summer, not many tourists come to this town in winter.

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Like my father, I can't wake up in the morning without drinking coffee.

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Unlike the old days, nowadays you can look up anything on the internet.

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Just like everyone else, she was also nervous at first.

References

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