meaning of "たけしみたく、「５月病」にかかっている"?


does  
_"たけしみたく、「５月病」にかかっている。"_  
mean:  
_"Just as Takeshi appears to, I have 'May Sickness.'"_ ?

In this context, does _"たけしみたく、..." mean:

  1. Takeshi may, or may not, have "May Sickness". Since I'm not Takeshi I don't know, but he _appears_ to.
  2. Takeshi _most certainly does_ have "May Sickness". I know that I have "May Sickness". And Takeshi's looks like how I am feeling. So, he (99% chance) must have it as well.

If #2 were true, then does "Takeshi and I are similar" become implied and
would this also be a good translation:  
_"Takeshi and I are similar in that we both have 'May sickness.'"_




First, regarding the word 「みたく」, it is dialectal and fairly slangy. The
majority of us native speakers do **_not_** use it actively. Those who do use
it would tend to be from around Kanto and "not very old". If a J-learner
wanted to use it, I feel s/he should use it knowing it is indeed that type of
word so that it will not be used at the wrong places.

「みたく」 means 「みたいに」 or 「のように」, and **_not_** 「みたいな」 or 「のような」.

> does "たけしみたく、「５月病」にかかっている。" mean: "Just as Takeshi **appears** to, I have
> 'May Sickness.'" ?

Strictly speaking, no, it does not. At least, that is not how the more careful
speakers would use 「みたく」.

Unless it was said as a joke, one would need to know **_for sure_** (100%)
that Takeshi has it to say that Japanese sentence because not many would
appreciate being taken for a mental illness patient if they are not. How
Takeshi apppears to you should not matter. It is different from a situation
where you might be saying "Just like Takeshi, I have a broken arm."

> If #2 were true, then does "Takeshi and I are similar" become implied and
> would this also be a good translation: "Takeshi and I are similar in that we
> both have 'May sickness.'"

I myself would not call that a good translation because it is more a
paraphrasing than a translation. The subject of the original is definitely the
unmentioned first person; Takeshi is no part of it. In that "translation", it
is "Takeshi and I". It would be a very free translation.




First, regarding the word 「みたく」, it is dialectal and fairly slangy. The
majority of us native speakers do **_not_** use it actively. Those who do use
it would tend to be from around Kanto and "not very old". If a J-learner
wanted to use it, I feel s/he should use it knowing it is indeed that type of
word so that it will not be used at the wrong places.

「みたく」 means 「みたいに」 or 「のように」, and **_not_** 「みたいな」 or 「のような」.

> does "たけしみたく、「５月病」にかかっている。" mean: "Just as Takeshi **appears** to, I have
> 'May Sickness.'" ?

Strictly speaking, no, it does not. At least, that is not how the more careful
speakers would use 「みたく」.

Unless it was said as a joke, one would need to know **_for sure_** (100%)
that Takeshi has it to say that Japanese sentence because not many would
appreciate being taken for a mental illness patient if they are not. How
Takeshi apppears to you should not matter. It is different from a situation
where you might be saying "Just like Takeshi, I have a broken arm."

> If #2 were true, then does "Takeshi and I are similar" become implied and
> would this also be a good translation: "Takeshi and I are similar in that we
> both have 'May sickness.'"

I myself would not call that a good translation because it is more a
paraphrasing than a translation. The subject of the original is definitely the
unmentioned first person; Takeshi is no part of it. In that "translation", it
is "Takeshi and I". It would be a very free translation.

