～ようです (inference)
It appears so from the available clues
You'll be able to make a careful judgment based on what you see, hear, or know.
店は休みのようです。
mise wa yasumi no you desu.
What do you think this sentence means?
It seems the shop is closed today.
Infer a situation from evidence
～ようです presents a judgment based on clues. The speaker reasons from what is observed, rather than simply quoting a report or directly asserting certainty.
誰もいないようです。
daremo inai you desu.
It seems nobody is there.
Form and use ～ようです (inference)
Use 休みのようです and 静かなようです. Evidence may be a combination of signs, not only visual appearance. The ending marks an inference whose truth is not fully confirmed.
誰もいないようです。
daremo inai you desu.
It seems nobody is there.
この問題は難しいようです。
kono mondai wa muzukashii you desu.
This question seems difficult.
隣の家は電気がついていません。留守のようです。
tonari no ie wa denki ga tsuite imasen. rusu no you desu.
The lights next door aren't on. It seems they're out.
外から音楽が聞こえます。近くでお祭りがあるようです。
soto kara ongaku ga kikoemasu. chikaku de omatsuri ga aru you desu.
I can hear music outside. There seems to be a festival nearby.
部長の席にだれもいません。今日は出張のようです。
buchou no seki ni dare mo imasen. kyou wa shucchou no you desu.
There's nobody at the manager's desk. It seems the manager is away on business today.
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