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Grammar detail: まるで

まるで  entirely, completely; as if, as though
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plain form verb, noun + の, い adjective, な adjective + な
means
entirely, completely
Followed by one of the options above, まるで typically means 'entirely' or 'completely' etc.
ぼくまるでその
りゆう
理由
わからない
I have no idea why it is so.
It can also mean 'as if' or 'as though'. To make this meaning clear, it is often followed by one of the constructions meaning 'seems' such as ようだ, みたい or そうだ etc.
まるで
っている
よう
She looks as if she were drunk.
まるで
かせき
化石
みたいな
にんげん
人間

He is a living fossil!
まるで
あめ
しそう
える

It looks as if it's going to rain.
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Kanji used in this grammar

リ    logic   
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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スイ   drunk   よ to be drunk, feel sick   
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カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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