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9課 モダリティ・推量
Speculation & certainty — はず, よう, らしい, そう, かもしれない
9課

〜ようだ

接続:ふつう形(な形は〜な、Nは〜の) + ようだ
It seems, it seems… — speculate from what one sees, hears, feels.
注意 / Note:The basis is the speaker's direct experience so it is quite certain. In addition, ようだ is also used to simile: 夢のようだ.
比較 / Compare:ようだ(I see for myself)/らしい(I heard)/そうだ・様態(only look at the outside).
よく出る形 / Common form:〜。〜ようだ。/Nのようだ。
道がぬれている。夜の間に雨が降ったようだ。
Wet road. Looks like it rained last night.
彼は元気がない。何かあったようだ。
He has no spirit. Looks like something happened.
この店は人気があるようですね。
This restaurant seems to be popular.

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