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ようでは (youdeha)

given that things appear this way, a bad outcome follows

Meaning & usage

ようでは expresses criticism that if a situation continues as it looks now, a bad result will follow. It attaches to the plain form of a verb, often ている as in 休んでいるようでは, or to a noun with の as in 準備不足のようでは. The following clause is almost always a negative judgment such as いけない, だめ, 困る or 勝てない, so it cannot be used for neutral or positive outcomes.

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