車によったらしくて

[eeky]

Hi,

ええ、車によったらしくて、気分がわるいんです。


I understand 気分がわるいんです as "(I) feel unwell", and I know the first bit is something about a car, but I can't decipher よったらしくて. Could anyone explain how the first part of the sentence works, please?

 

[Toritoribe]

I feel like I get carsick

That's from 車に酔う.
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[eeky]

I feel like I get carsick
That's from 車に酔う.

Thanks. I tried to go through all the meanings of よった but I could not find one that made sense! I assume, then, that らしくて is from らしい ("feel like", "seem like" etc.). Is that right?

 

[Toritoribe]

Right. The clause 車によったらしくて explains the reason why I feel unwell.

 

[Elizabeth]

車によったらしい is basically the same as 車によったみたい or 車によったよう.


The person realizes they are car sick and is trying not to say it too directly. ☝

 

[Glenn]

I'm pretty sure ようだ（不確かな断定、遠回しな判断）can't be used about yourself.

 

[Elizabeth]

車によったようだ/で (気分がわるいんです。) for sure is not as conversational as みたい, but seems to be grammatically fine. Just like 道に迷よったようだ or whatever. I asked someone to make sure, though...