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〜ようだ

N4
you da

it seems; it appears (judging from evidence)

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj + ようだ / na-Adj + な + ようだ / Noun + の + ようだ

Chinese meanings

似乎;看来

Chinese formation

动词简体/い形容词+ようだ;な形容词+なようだ;名词+のようだ

Chinese usage

根据观察或感觉作出判断。

Chinese notes

口语中常用みたいだ。

Examples

  • 誰だれもいないようですね。
    It seems nobody's here.
    看来没有人在呢。
  • かぜをひいたようで、朝あさからのどが痛いたい。
    I seem to have caught a cold; my throat has hurt since this morning.
    我好像感冒了,从早上起喉咙就疼。
  • 外そとは寒さむいようだ。みんなコートを着きている。
    It seems cold outside. Everyone is wearing a coat.
    外面好像很冷,大家都穿着外套。

Notes

A somewhat formal way to state a judgment from what you observe or feel; みたいだ is the casual equivalent. The 'like, as if' use is covered at N3.

#conjecture#appearance

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('you-da');
{
  "id": "you-da",
  "pattern": "〜ようだ",
  "romaji": "you da",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "it seems; it appears (judging from evidence)",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj + ようだ / na-Adj + な + ようだ / Noun + の + ようだ",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "誰もいないようですね。",
      "furigana": "{誰|だれ}もいないようですね。",
      "en": "It seems nobody's here."
    },
    {
      "ja": "かぜをひいたようで、朝からのどが痛い。",
      "furigana": "かぜをひいたようで、{朝|あさ}からのどが{痛|いた}い。",
      "en": "I seem to have caught a cold; my throat has hurt since this morning."
    },
    {
      "ja": "外は寒いようだ。みんなコートを着ている。",
      "furigana": "{外|そと}は{寒|さむ}いようだ。みんなコートを{着|き}ている。",
      "en": "It seems cold outside. Everyone is wearing a coat."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "conjecture",
    "appearance"
  ],
  "notes": "A somewhat formal way to state a judgment from what you observe or feel; みたいだ is the casual equivalent. The 'like, as if' use is covered at N3.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "d4cf154b54537927e258e8c5cd86d98a02a28732f63897f001699876e769052b",
    "meanings": [
      "似乎",
      "看来"
    ],
    "formation": "动词简体/い形容词+ようだ;な形容词+なようだ;名词+のようだ",
    "explanation": "根据观察或感觉作出判断。",
    "notes": "口语中常用みたいだ。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "誰もいないようですね。",
        "zh": "看来没有人在呢。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "かぜをひいたようで、朝からのどが痛い。",
        "zh": "我好像感冒了,从早上起喉咙就疼。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "外は寒いようだ。みんなコートを着ている。",
        "zh": "外面好像很冷,大家都穿着外套。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#you-da",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "1d73689319a40cae52f9d18f3812080801df591b0798aa431de61f0b29c155d8"
  }
}