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N2 Lesson 1: 8/23

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.

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

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    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.

    あの動画(どうが)、どうやら削除(さくじょ)されたみたいだ。

    It looks like that video was deleted.

    どうやら今年(ことし)の紅葉(こうよう)は遅(おく)れているらしい。

    It looks like fall colors are late this year.

    どうやら「心当(こころあ)たりがない」というのは本当(ほんとう)らしい。

    Apparently it is true that he 'has no clue.'

    彼(かれ)はどうやらお小遣(こづか)いをもらったことがないようです。

    It seems like he has never received an allowance.

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        リソース（【N2】どうやら /douyara

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