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ようだ
appears; seems; looks as if ~
JLPT
N4
Structure
V (formal form)+ようだ
Aい (formal form)+ようだ
Aな (formal form)+ようだ
(In this particular case: Aなだ ➔ Aなだ)
Aい (formal form)+ようだ
Aな (formal form)+ようだ
(In this particular case: A
N (formal form)+ようだ
(In this particular case: Nだ ➔ Nの)
Meaning
The 「ようだ」is a way for the speaker to express their subjective conjecture based on information received through the senses.
Sometimes the adverb どうも with the meaning "somewhat, seems like" is used in conjunction with this structure.
Sometimes the adverb どうも with the meaning "somewhat, seems like" is used in conjunction with this structure.
彼
らは
色々
な
日本料理
を
注文
しています
。
日本料理
が
好
きなようです
。
They order various Japanese dishes. It seems like you like Japanese cuisine.
教室
に
来
たけど
誰
もいない
。
今日
は
授業
がないようだ
。
I came to the classroom, but no one was there. It seems there are no classes today.
この
家
からいい
匂
いがする
。
どうやら
晩
ご
飯
は
カレー
のようだ
。
This house smells good. Apparently dinner is curry.
あの
レストラン
はいつも
混
んでいます
。
料理
はおいしいようです
。
That restaurant is always crowded. The food looks delicious.
アン
さんはずっと
勉強
していますね
。
宿題
がたくさんあるようです
。
Anne has been studying all the time. It seems like you have a lot of homework to do.
『
人
が
大勢集
まっていますね
。
』
『
事故
のようですね
。
パトカー
と
救急車
が
来
ていますよ
。
』
``There are a lot of people gathered here. ``It looks like an accident.'' A police car and an ambulance are coming. ”
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