► 助動詞
様だ [(1)ようだ] [ように] meaning: recommend rank: 1
☆ 医者にもっと運動するようにと言われた ⇨ I was told by my doctor to exercise more (☛ して下さい is omitted after ように)
様だ [(1)ようだ] meaning: resemble rank: 1
☆ 御存知のように ⇨ As you know
☆ 春のような陽気 ⇨ Spring-like warm weather (in winter)
様だ [(1)ようだ] meaning: seem rank: 1
☆ 噂は本当のようだ ⇨ It looks like the rumor is true
☆ 彼は本気のようだ ⇨ It seems like he is serious
☆ 彼女はもう帰ったようですよ ⇨ It looks like she has already gone home
☆ 試合はもう終わったようです ⇨ It seems like the game is already over
様だ [(1)ようだ] meaning: similar rank: 1
☆ 僕はメシのようなサッカー選手になりたい ⇨ I want to be a football player like Messi
☆ 物事は思ったようにはなかなか行かない ⇨ Things hardly go as you think
様だ [(1)ようだ] [ように] meaning: so that rank: 1
☆ これは子供でも使えるように設計してある ⇨ This is designed so that children can use it too (☛ 連用形)
☆ 全て上手く行くように祈った ⇨ I prayed that everything would go well (☛ 連用形)
☆ 子供達が起きないように静かにして ⇨ Be quiet so that the kids won’t wake up (☛ 連用形)
☆ 彼に後で電話をくれるように頼んだ ⇨ I asked him to give me a call later (☛ 連用形)
☆ 表面に傷が付かないように注意して扱う必要が有る ⇨ It is necessary to handle with care so that you won’t scratch the surface (☛ 連用形)
様だ [(1)ようだ] [ように] [liter] [junior] meaning: command rank: 2
☆ 食事の前には必ず手を洗うように ⇨ You have to make sure to wash your hands before meal (☛ しろ or して下さい is omitted at the end)
More examples:
- 彼等に自由にやらせたらこの有様だ ⇨ This is what happens when you let them do unsupervised
- 最近の映画はどれも同じ様だ (おなじよう) ⇨ The recent movies are all similar
- てめえ何様だよ ⇨ Who the fuck are you?
- 疲れているのは御互い様だ ⇨ We are both tired. You’re not the only one who is tired
- 製薬会社はワクチンで大儲けしてコロナ様様だろう ⇨ The pharma companies have made a huge amount of money with the vaccines and must be thanking COVID
- 空は荒れ模様だ ⇨ The sky looks rough. It looks like a storm is coming
- この自転車は全然乗っていないから新品同様だ ⇨ I haven’t been riding this bicycle so basically it is still brand-new
- 外は雨模様だ ⇨ It looks like it is about to start raining
- それは話が逆様だ ⇨ Your logic is upside down. The truth is opposite
- 物は言い様だ ⇨ Things depend on how you say them. Listeners will interpret differently depending on how you say it