〜ようだ
〜ようだ means seems; looks like. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. 「〜ようだ」 is used to say that something seems true based on what you see, hear, or feel. It does not state something as a definite fact; it gives a judgment from the situation. The polite form is 「〜ようです」.
Japanese sources describe it as 「様子から〜と思う」.
〜ようだ examples
外は雨が降っているようです。
It seems to be raining outside.
田中さんは忙しいようです。
Mr. Tanaka seems busy.
〜ようだ exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
部屋が暗いです。だれもいない（ ）。
- ようです ✓
- ような
- ように
- そうな
The room is dark. It seems no one is there.
あの人は道が分からない（ ）。
- みたいな
- ようです ✓
- らしく
- そうに
That person seems not to know the way.
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