~ようだ

〜you da

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Formation

Verb-て form + ようだ, い-Adjective (drop い) + ようだ, な-Adjective + のようだ, Noun + のようだ

Expresses appearance, similarity or inference; 'it seems', 'it looks like', 'it appears'.

When to use

Inference from one's own senses/observation - "it looks like/it seems (based on what I see)".

Explanation

The ~ようだ grammar point is used to express appearance, similarity or inference about a situation or action. It can be translated as 'it seems', 'it looks like', or 'it appears' in English. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective, or noun.

Example sentences

Inference (It Seems / Probably)

Corpus examples (60)

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