Tag: よう

～ようです/～ようだ is equivalent of !It seems…” in English and is often used to soften the tone of a statement. Check how it’s used here.

Today’s grammar point is ～ようなきがする. 気がする alone already means “to have a hunch that…” but by adding ～ような, it gives the feeling that the hunch is not as strong.

Today’s grammar point is ～ようでもあり…, which is used in an ambivalent situation. I can be rephrased as ～ようでもあるし… or in a conversation, ～ような…ような can be used.

Today’s grammar point is ～ようがない. ～ようがない means “there is no way ～” which is an expression to emphasise something is impossible.

～ようにする is used with a dictionary form verb to describe a conscious effort to do ～. It can be used with a ないform verb to describe a conscious effort NOT to do ～.

～ようになる is often used with a potential (form) verb to describe an acquisition of a skill. If NOT used with a potential (form) verb, it means “to start to …”

よう is used for a metaphor, “like ～,” but it is usually used either ～ような or ～ように. This post explains when to use ～ような and when to use ～ように.

みたい、らしい、そう、よう are all used to describe your allegation, judgement or prediction based on what you have seen/heard. Today I will try to explain the differences.