What is the proper use of "do" versus "are" in the phrases:
Do you like me?
Are you like me?
Is there any difference between them?
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What is the proper use of "do" versus "are" in the phrases:
Do you like me?
Are you like me?
Is there any difference between them?
Best Answer
The misunderstanding is not about "do" versus "are".
Instead, it is caused by the word "like". It can be either verb or adjective, but also may serve an adverb:
Not very grammatical but a nice example sentence is:
Here, "like" serves three different roles, and the meaning is:
Now, back to the question.
"Do you like me?" means an asker wants to know if you enjoy the friendship of him/her.
"Are you like me?" means an asker wants to know if you are similar to him/her by character or whatever.