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ようで

seems like; as if

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seems like; as if The connective form of ようだ, used to describe something that appears to be true or resembles something. It can also connect to a following phrase, as in “although it seems...” or “seeming to...”
JA: 彼は何かを隠しているようで、少し不自然だ。
EN: It seems like he is hiding something, so he is acting a little strangely.

知ってるようで知らないのよ

You think you know, but you really don't.

— ダーク・プレイス (2015)

お言葉を返すようで、申し訳ありませんが。

I'm sorry to contradict you, but...

子供は聞いていないようでなんでも聞いているものだ。

Children may seem not to be listening, but they hear everything.

まるで心が奪われるようでこんな時なんて言えばいいのか分からないんだ

It feels as though my heart has been stolen, and I don't know what to say at a time like this.

— ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス (1988)

飛行機で飲み過ぎたようでよく聞いて

I think you drank too much on the plane, so listen carefully.

— ANORA アノーラ (2024)

長いようで短い半年だったな。

It felt like a long yet short six months.