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Usages of you da
その ドラマ は 世界 の 人 の 生活 を 描いて いる よう だ。sono dorama ha sekai no hito no seikatu wo egaite iru you da.
That drama seems to depict the lives of people around the world.
彼 は 失敗 を あまり 心配しない よう だ が、 実 は よく 準備して いる。kare ha sippai wo amari sinpaisinai you da ga, zitu ha yoku zyunbisite iru.
He seems not to worry much about failure, but in fact he prepares well.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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