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Lesson 3: 〜そうだ/そうです
Usage 1:
①Dictionary Form of Verb + そうだ/そうです
②i-Adj + そうだ/そうです
②na-Adj + だ + そうだ/そうです
Meaning of Usage 1:
In Usage 1, 「〜そうだ/そうです」means “It’s said that…”; “I hear that…”. |
Example Sentences of Usage 1:
英語を習っているそうですね。 I hear you are taking English lessons. 雨が降るそうです。 I hear that it’s going to rain. このパソコンはとてもいいそうです。 It’s said that this computer is very good. このテストは簡単だそうです。 It’s said that this test is easy. 彼はが上手だそうです。 I hear he is good at guitar. 東京では、タクシーの運転手でも道に迷うことがよくあるそうです。 I hear that even taxi drivers often get lost in Tokyo. |
Usage 2:
①Polite Form of Verb (drop the ます in the end)+ そうだ/そうです
②i-Adj(drop the い in the end) + そうだ/そうです
③na-Adj + そうだ/そうです
Meaning of Usage 2:
In Usage 2, 「〜そうだ/そうです」means “looks like…”; “feel like…”; “seems…”; “looks…”. |
Example Sentences of Usage 2:
私は疲れて死にそうです。 I’m too tired that I feel like dying. すぐ晴れ上がりそうです。 It looks like it is going to clear up soon. この本は難しそうです。 It seems that this book is hard. 彼は日本史に詳しそうです。 He seems well acquainted with the history of Japan. この問題は簡単そうです。 It seems that this question is easy. 彼のおばあさんは元気そうです。 His grandmother looks healthy. |
Note:
Below are the exceptions. いい→よさそうだ ない→なさそうだ Example Sentences: 君の案はよさそうだね。 Your idea sounds like a good one. トムは興味がなさそうだった。 Tom didn’t seem interested. |
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