のようだ　Grammar

Yesterday in class we learned no youda. Looks seems like

I'll try using it a couple sentences below.


この　時計　は　高いのようだ。(I would say 高そうだ or 高そうに見える.)

*It's not "seems LIKE", is it? Just "seems expensive", so it's 高そうだ。

Ex. この時計はシルバーでできているようだ / シルバーでできているように見える。(The watch looks like made of silver.) 

子供　は　泣くけるのようだ。、　子供が　泣くいて　前に　あやして　下さい。

(In this case, 泣くようだ doesn't sound natural to me, I would say 泣きそうだ.)

Ex. その子供は天使のようだ。(The baby/child looks like an angel.) 

この　猫　は　犬　のように　静か　ですね。(Perfect!)

Good job! Please keep practicing, and you will be able to use this ようだ perfectly. I hope this helps you. 

Youda is only used to mean "appears to be" and not to be confused with "like, or seems" This is because both like and seems in English are too broad. On the other hand "apperas to be" narrows down the scope to what physically appears to be based on your observation.Therefore, adding to the prior corrections,

takai=expensive

hence appears to be expensive=takai youda

naiteiru=crying

hence

appears to be crying=naiteiru youda

Note that youda can only be used to describe adjective or present progressive form. 

Cheers