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JLPT N5 Grammar

ようだ

N5Inference / Appearance

N5 · Inference / Appearance · plain form + ようだ

seems; appears; like

plain form + ようだ

ようだ gives a relatively objective guess from evidence, and can also mean 'like/as if.'

Use のようだ after nouns and なようだ after na-adjectives.

外は寒いようです。

It seems cold outside.

Do not omit の after nouns: say 子どものようだ.

よう carries the idea of 'appearance/manner.'

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N4 · Other · plain form + ようだ

seems; appears; like

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