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Auxiliary verb
1. it seems that ...; it appears that ...​Usually written using kana alone, at sentence end
  • この
  • くるま車
  • は
  • どこか
  • ぐあい具合
  • が
  • わる悪い
  • ようだ
    • 。
It seems that something is wrong with this car.
Auxiliary verb
2. is like ...; is similar to ...​Usually written using kana alone, at sentence end
  • 遠くから
  • み見れば
    • 、
  • その
  • おか丘
  • は
  • ぞう象
  • の
  • ようだ
    • 。
Seen from a distance, the hill looks like an elephant.

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