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N2 Lesson 1: 7/21

どうやら

Apparently, Looks Like, Seems like

Structure

どうやら + Phrase + みたいだ(1)

(1) ようだ、そうだ 、らしい、って 感じだ

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About どうやら

どうやら can be translated as 'apparently', or 'it seems like', and is often grouped together with other phrases of speculation such as ようだ, そうだ, and らしい. Due to this, どうやら simply strengthens the uncertainty of things that the speaker is already unsure about. This is in a similar fashion to phrases like 'in some way it seems like (A)'.
Like many adverbs that express amount or speculation, どうやら will appear at the beginning of sentences and modify the meaning of the entire phrase.
  • 鈴木(すずき)くんはいるか？居(い)ないのかな？どうやら今日(きょう)も休(やす)んでいるみたいだね。
    Is Suzuki-kun present? Maybe he's not here? It seems like he's taking today off as well.
  • どうやら私(わたし)は彼女(かのじょ)には必要(ひつよう)がないようだ。
    It seems like I am not needed by her.
  • どうやら彼(かれ)は結婚(けっこん)しているらしいよ。
    I heard that he is apparently married.
Fun-fact - While classified as a standalone adverb, どうやら is originally a combination of どう 'how' and やら, a 助詞(じょし) (particle) that is used for denoting uncertainty about singular things or lists. With this in mind, it is similar to the way that 'or whatever', or 'or some such' may be added to a sentence in English in order to emphasize that (A) is not certain.
  • お隣(となり)の鈴木(すずき)さんがどうやら来月(らいげつ)からイギリスに行(い)くらしいですよ。
    Our neighbor, Suzuki-san, is apparently going to England next month, or something.

Examples

  • どうやら、俺(おれ)は電気(でんき)をつけっぱなしにしたらしい。すみません。

    It looks like I was the one that left the light on. I'm sorry.

  • 知(し)ってた？ どうやら田中(たなか)さんは彼氏(かれし)と別(わか)れて、今(いま)はフリーらしいよ。

    Did you know? Apparently, Tanaka broke up with her boyfriend and is single now!

  • 結婚式(けっこんしき)の客(きゃく)１「：あれは誰(だれ)？」
    結婚式(けっこんしき)の客(きゃく)2：「どうやら花嫁(はなよめ)の兄(あに)みたいだな。」

    Wedding Guest 1: 'Who is that?'
    Wedding Guest 2    : 'Apparently, it is the bride's elder brother.'

  • NHK 集金人(しゅうきんにん)：「どうやら、私(わたし)はこの辺(あた)りでは歓迎(かんげい)されないようだ...」

    NHK Collector: 'Apparently, I am not welcome here.'

  • あの二人(ふたり)、どうやら 結婚(けっこん)してる感(かん)じだよ。

    It seems like those two are married.

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