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Lesson 4: 〜ように/ような/ようだ

Usage 1:

①Noun + の + ように + Verb
②Noun + の + ような + Noun

Meaning of Usage 1:

「Noun + の + ように/ような」means “like…”; “as…as…”.

Examples of Usage 1:

氷こおりのように冷つめたい。
It’s as cold as ice.

これは鉛なまりのように重おもい。
This is as heavy as lead.

彼かれは子こ供どものように笑わらっています。
He is laughing like a kid.

鶏肉とりにくのような味あじがする。
It tastes like chicken!

人生じんせいは旅たびのようなものだ。
Life is like a journey.

私わたしはあなたのような人ひとになりたいです。
I want to become a man like you.

Usage 2:

①Dictionary Form of Verb + ようだ
②Past Tense Form of Verb + ようだ
③Te Form of Verb + いる + ようだ
④i-Adj ＋ ようだ
⑤na-Adj ＋ な + ようだ

Meaning of Usage 2:

「〜ようだ」means “It seems that…”.

Note:
「〜ようです」 is the polite form of 「〜ようだ」.

Examples of Usage 2:

彼かれは何なにか問題もんだいがあるようです。
It seems that he has some problems.

彼女かのじょにはたくさん友達ともだちがいるようです。
She seems to have many friends.

彼かれは成功せいこうしたようです。
It seems that he is successful.

少すこし体たい重じゅうが増ふえたようですね。
You seem to have gained some weight.

故こ障しょうしているようです。
It seems out of order.

トムは泣ないているようです。
Tom seems to be crying.

外そとは寒さむいようです。
It seems that it is cold outside.

あなたはそんなに興きょう味みがないようですね。
It seems like you’re not too interested.

このネックレスは彼女かのじょにとって大切たいせつなようです。
It seems that this necklace is important to her.

誰だれでも皆みなゴルフが好すきなようです。
It seems that everybody likes golf.

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7 thoughts on “Lesson 4: 〜ように/ような/ようだ”

  1. RyenL39 says:

    Should we say 子ども or 子供 (full kanji), or both are accepted?

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      Marshall says:

      Both are correct

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  2. RyenL39 says:

    Under usage 2, example 2, isn’t it “彼は成功なようです”? Because 成功 is ナ-adjective.

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      Marshall says:

      成功する is a Verb, it’s not a ナ-adj

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    2. RyenL39 says:

      Ok, thanks!

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  3. chuei_forever says:

    What’s the difference of “usage 2 ようです” from “usage 2 そうです”

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      Marshall says:

      you use そうだ when you’re both an observer and a person who is currently involved in some way while ようだ is used when you feel you’re an observer and kind of an outsider.

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