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〜ようだ/〜みたいだ: Japanese grammar explained

~you da / ~mitai da — Guess based on evidence ("it seems that").

Structure

Plain form + ようだ(みたい)

Examples

  • 誰もいないようです。

    だれもいないようです。

    It seems nobody is here.

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