妹(いもうと) imoutoは wa母(はは) hahaに ni似(に)て()い()る() niteiru。 My younger sister resembles our mother. Literal Younger-sister [topic-は] mother [target-に] resemble. に似ている ('to resemble someone') uses に to mark the person being resembled. The ている marks the resulting state — the resemblance is an ongoing condition, not an action. family~に似る (to resemble)
妹(いもうと) imoutoは wa母(はは) hahaに ni似(に)て()い()る() niteiru。 My younger sister resembles our mother. Literal Younger-sister [topic-は] mother [target-に] resemble. に似ている ('to resemble someone') uses に to mark the person being resembled. The ている marks the resulting state — the resemblance is an ongoing condition, not an action. family~に似る (to resemble)