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ようだ
you da
Description
「ようだ」は、見たり聞いたりしたことから、そうだと思うときに使う言葉です。
"ようだ" is a word used when you think something is true based on what you have seen or heard.
また、何かを別のものにたとえるときにも使います。
It is also used when comparing something to another thing.
Meanings
ようだyou da
it seems; it looks like; apparently
彼はもう帰ったようだ。
He seems to have already gone home.
ようだyou da
like; as if (comparison or example)
彼女はまるで天使のようだ。
She looks just like an angel.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
ようだ shows a judgment from evidence; みたいだ is its casual spoken equivalent.
- Grammar
attaches to plain forms of verbs/adjectives and to noun+の (天使のようだ).
In videos
“まるで俺の体は製鉄所岩曽の溶鉱炉のようだ。”
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