Previously, we learnt よう, みたい and っぽい to express similarity or hearsay. In this lesson, we will learn new ways to express them with そうだ and らしい.
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Express quotation with そうだ
1) Verbs: Conjugated verb + そうだ (Note: not a sterm form)
心配するそうだ (present) 心配したそうだ (past)
2) Adjectives -i : Base form + そうだ
楽しいそうだ (Note : keep い)
3) Adjectives -na : Stem + な/だ +そうだ
大丈夫だそうだ (Note : keep だ)
4) Nouns : Noun + だ + そうだ
社会人だそうだ (Note : keep だ)
Don't forget to put な or だ after nouns or adjectives -na.
この本は面白いそうだ。
I heard that this book is interesting.
彼女は弁護士だそうだ。
They say that she is a lawyer.
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そうだ |
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そう |
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Exercices
Form quotations from the words below.
暑い
Answer →
暑いそうだ
Translation →
I heard it's going to be hot today.
大切だ
Answer →
大切だそうだ
Translation →
I heard that it's precious.
育てる
Answer →
育てるそうだ
Translation →
I heard that they are going to raise him .
先生
Answer →
先生だそうだ
Translation →
I heard that he is a teacher.
Express supposition with そうだ
1) Verbs : Stem of the masu form (ます形) + そうだ
帰ります→帰りそうだ (Note : stem not the entire verb conjugated)
帰ります→帰りそうだ (Note : stem not the entire verb conjugated)
2) Adjectives -i : Stem + そうだ
嬉しい→嬉しそうだ (Note : remove い)
嬉しい→嬉しそうだ (Note : remove い)
3) Adjectives -na : Stem + そうだ
幸せな→幸せそうだ (Note : remove だ)
幸せな→幸せそうだ (Note : remove だ)
彼女はもう疲れていそうですね。
It seems to me that she is already tired.
これは値段が高そうですね。It looks expensive.
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そうだ |
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Adjectives that describe appearance such as 可愛い, (背が)高い, 太っている etc. are not usable with this expression.
ない and いい can be conjugated like this :
ない→なさそうだ いい→よさそうだ
Exercices
Conjugate the words below to the supposition そうだ form.
美味しい
Answer →
美味しそうだ
Translation →
It looks delicious.
眠る
Answer →
眠りそうだ
Translation →
It seems that he will fall asleep.
Express hearsay with らしい
らしい expresses more a vague rumour than そうだ which is more for direct quote.
How to use it :
1) Verbs : Verb conjugated + らしい
帰るらしい
帰ったらしい
2) Adjectives : Base form + らしい
3) Nouns : Noun + らしい
それは安いらしいね。I heard that it's cheap.
彼が新しいプロジェクトを企画するらしい。They say that he is planning a new project.
その映画は面白いらしい。I heard that this movie is interesting.
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らしい |
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らしい |
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らしい |
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Exercices
Conjugate the words below to the らしい form.
簡単
Answer →
簡単らしい
Translation →
I heard that it's easy.
留学する
Answer →
留学するらしい
Translation →
I've heard that he goes study abord.
怪しい
Answer →
怪しいらしい
Translation →
I`ve heard that it is suspecious.
→ Please check the previous lesson to learn よう, みたい and っぽい.
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