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youda
auxiliary

Alternate Written Forms:

[よう()·]
youda

Root Words:

you + da

English Meaning(s) for ようだ

auxiliary
  1. seeming to be; appearing to be (usu. at sentence-end)
  2. like; similar to
  3. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
  4. indicates hope, wish, request or mild command (as ように at sentence-end)

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Sample Sentences for ようだ

I'm afraid I'm coming down with a cold.
It seems that this time I'm the man behind the eight ball.
He seems to be bankrupt of humor.
It seems that our sense of direction is not always reliable.
It seems to be becoming hard to get a good job.

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