Meaning
Expresses a cautious inference based on available signs or information.
Formation
- Modifying form + ようです: 降っているようです, 元気なようです
- More careful and more formal than みたいだ
When to use it
- Core use
- A careful inference from signs
Example
外は雨が降っているようです
It appears to be raining outside.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.