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どうやら

it seems; apparently

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Examples

  1. どうやら彼は来ないらしい。

    どうやらかれはこないらしい。

    Apparently he isn't coming.

  2. 空を見ると、どうやら雨が降りそうだ。

    そらをみると、どうやらあめがふりそうだ。

    Looking at the sky, it seems it's going to rain.

  3. どうやら道を間違えたようだ。

    どうやらみちをまちがえたようだ。

    It looks like we've taken the wrong road.

  4. 難しい試験だったが、どうやら合格できたらしい。

    むずかしいしけんだったが、どうやらごうかくできたらしい。

    It was a hard exam, but it seems I somehow managed to pass.

Common patterns

どうやら〜らしい
it seems that…
どうやら〜ようだ
it appears that…
どうやら〜そうだ
it looks as though…

Memory tip

It practically always comes with a guessing ending — らしい, ようだ, みたいだ — and signals "judging from what I can see". It deliberately keeps the speaker's confidence moderate, so never pair it with a flat assertion like 〜だ.

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