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This topic is tied to the below grammar expression in the grammar library.
よう  
1. It seems/looks like A
         よう   
He looks a bit tired.
2. As A; Like A
This is the adverbial form of ようだ.
       のように                    
Ms. Tanaka applied the address stickers like a machine, quickly and accurately.
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mireille
Level: 1
Isn't it na-adjective (+な) + よう + copula? + な + ようだ。→ ではないようだ (Unicom grammar)

Noun + のよう + copula is only for present tense. For all other tenses it's Noun + よう + copula.
あの + の + ようだ。→ でなないようだ
はそのだったようだ。→
はそのではなかったようだ

Same rule applies to the na-adjectives.
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マイコー
Level: 256
Sorry for the late reply - I wanted to do some confirmation myself before I adjusted this.

1. Fixed the na-adjective entry.
2. Added notes about the present/past tense.

If you have some time, try suggestng some model sentences (there's a small form below the model sentence that allows you to search the site's database to find sentences) - that would help me fill out the number of examples so users can understand more easily. If you have some time to do this, I'd be really happy :)
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mireille
Level: 1
No problem. :)

I'm still a bit insecure to actually write my own sentences. ^^;;
After I study some more I'll start working on it because I know it's necessary to pass the level I'm currently at.
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マイコー
Level: 256
Well, what I was referring to is not writing your own sentences, but just picking ones out from the 100,000+ sentences in the site's library. Click on the 'model sentence' tab above here and you'll see the search form. Then, you just have to search for something like "ようだった" (just a piece of Japanese is fine) to get sentences that look good for the grammar point.
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mireille
Level: 1
Okay, got it!
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mireille
Level: 1
Maybe it's just me, but for some reason whenever I try to search for model sentences, I often get "There are no example sentences for this search string."
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マイコー
Level: 256
Yea, I apologize for that; try it now!
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Feade
Level: 3
Hi, I have a big problem: It is seriously difficult to me to find the difference between そうだ, ようだ e らしい. Can you give me some tips about it?
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lilisin
Level: 1
Maybe this blog post will help? Jpn version: http://nihongodaybyday.blogspot.com/2013_02_01_archive.html English version: http://nihognodaybydayenglish.blogspot.jp/2013/07/sou-rashii-you-and-mitai.html
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Feade
Level: 3
[quote author=lilisin link=topic_id=4929&post_id=30387#rmsg_30387 date=1379541246]Maybe this blog post will help? Jpn version: http://nihongodaybyday.blogspot.com/2013_02_01_archive.html English version: http://nihognodaybydayenglish.blogspot.jp/2013/07/sou-rashii-you-and-mitai.html[/quote] thanks a lot!!!
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Karlla
Level: 892

Looking through my textbook I find that #2 is incomplete. It also works with ようだ and ような.

くて、のようだ。

のようなている

My textbook says it's used to liken sth. which is different from #1, I think.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I need to know how to handle this in the grammar lists.

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マイコー
Level: 256

You are correct! Just added them.

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Karlla
Level: 892

Erm... You added だ/に instead of だ/な. lol

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マイコー
Level: 256

Fixed it!

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Karlla
Level: 892

Now you changed it to な/に. に is the one that was originally there...

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