どうやらdouyara
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- adverbpossibly; apparently; (seem) likely; seemingly
- adverbsomehow or other; with difficulty; barely; after a fashion
- RelatedなんとかNeutralAdverb for managing something through effort, as in 「何とか頑張る」; the emphasis is on striving, while 「どうやら」 mostly signals conjecture, as in 「どうやら雨らしい」.
- RelatedどうにかNeutralAn adverb for barely managing something, as in 「どうにか間に合う」; it focuses on getting it done and carries no sense of conjecture.
- Related曲がりなりにもまがりなりにもNeutralAn idiomatic expression for something achieved though imperfect, as in 「曲がりなりにも卒業した」; it stresses the result falls short but still counts.
Use 「どうやら」 for conjecture or barely getting something done, as in 「どうやら風邪らしい」 and 「どうやら完成した」. For managing to accomplish something, choose 「どうにか」 or 「何とか」; for something achieved though imperfect, 「曲がりなりにも」.
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