Example sentences
Formation
(i) どうも~ | {V /Adjective (い/な)} negative | |
どうも話せない | No matter how one tries, someone can’t talk | |
どうも食べられない | No matter how one tries, someone doesn’t eat | |
どうもよくない | I don’t know why but something isn’t good | |
どうも上手じゃない | I don’t know why, but someone is not good at something | |
(ii) どうも~ | {V /Adjective い} informal {らしい/ようだ} | |
どうも話す{らしい/ようだ} | I gather that someone is going to talk | |
どうも食べる{らしい/ようだ} | I gather that someone is going to eat | |
どうも高い{らしい/ようだ} | I gather that something is expensive | |
(iii) どうも~ | Adjective な stem {らしい/ようだ} or Adjective な stem だった{らしい/ようだ} | |
どうも静か{らしい/ようだ} | I gather that something is quiet |