〜ようだ
N4you 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、朝からのどが痛い。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。
- 外は寒いようだ。みんなコートを着ている。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
Related N4 grammar
Practice in a lesson
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}