ようです

auxiliary verb, copula

it seems that; it appears that

Polite form of ようだ, expressing conjecture or inference based on evidence or observation. Used at sentence end after the attributive form of verbs/adjectives, or after の for nouns.

See also: ようだ

• 雨あめが降ふるようです。

  It seems it will rain.

• 彼かれはもう帰かえったようです。

auxiliary verb, copula

is like; is similar to

Polite form of ようだ, expressing similarity or resemblance. Used at sentence end after the attributive form of verbs/adjectives, or after の for nouns.

See also: ようだ

• この味あじは、まるでチョコレートのようです。