どうも

Meaning & usage

I don't know why but; I cannot manage to; just; from what I gather; seem; no matter how ~; I gather that ~; for some reason | An adverb to indicate that one cannot make a definite statement about something due to lack of hard evidence.

This definition of 「どうも」 means "quite; really; mostly​"

Example sentences 12

1. あの人の日本語はどうも聞きにくい。

   I don't know why, but his Japanese is hard to listen to.

2. あの先生の授業はどうも面白くない。

   I don't know why, but that instructor's class is uninteresting.

3. あの先生はどうも厳しいようだ。

   That teacher seems strict to me.

4. うちの子はテレビばかり見て、どうも本を読まない。

   I don't know why, but our kids are always watching TV and do not read books.

5. このごろどうも体の 調子ちょうしがよくないんです。

   I don't know why, but lately I don't feel very good.

6. この文の意味がどうもよく分からない。

   I tried, but I just cannot understand the meaning of this sentence very well.

7. こんな 田舎いなかに住むのはどうも不便だ。

   It is just inconvenient to live in such countryside.

8. その男がどうも犯人に違いないと思っていたが、やっぱりそうだった。

   I gathered that he must be the one who did it, and my guess was right.

9. ジョンは日本語を話すのは上手だが、読むのはどうも下手なようです。

   John is good at speaking Japanese but for some reason he seems poor at reading it.

10. 先生、この間題の意味がどうもつかめないんです。

    Professor, I can't manage to grasp the intent of this problem.

11. 彼女が今朝電車の中で僕に言ったことがどうも気になった。

    What she said to me this morning in the train somehow bothered me.

12. 鈴木さんはどうも京都大学に入りたいらしい。

    I gather that Mr. Suzuki wants to enter Kyoto University.