～そうだ

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～そうだ

~sou da

Looks like / Seems

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Explication

The ～そうだ grammar point is used to describe the appearance or feeling of something based on what is observed or inferred. It can be translated as 'looks like', 'seems', or 'appears' in English.

Structure

Modèle
Verb-ますstem + そうだ, い-Adjective (without い) + そうだ, な-Adjective + そうだ
Verb-ますstemThe stem of the verb without the -ます ending.
Exemples: 降りる -> 降り + そうだ
い-Adjective (without い)An い-adjective minus its final い character.
Exemples: 楽しい -> 楽し + そうだ
な-AdjectiveA な-adjective with そう added directly.
Exemples: きれい -> きれい + そうだ

Exemples

Exemple 1
その花はとてもきれいそうだ。
Sono hana wa totemo kirei sou da.
That flower looks very beautiful.
Détail
tokengloss
そのthat
花flower
はtopic marker
とてもvery
きれいbeautiful
そうだlooks like
Exemple 2
彼は疲れそうだ。
Kare wa tsukare sou da.
He looks tired.
Détail
tokengloss
彼he
はtopic marker
疲れtired
そうだlooks like
Exemple 3
この本は面白そうだ。
Kono hon wa omoshiro sou da.
This book looks interesting.
Détail
tokengloss
このthis
本book
はtopic marker
面白interesting
そうだlooks like
Exemple 4
雨が降りそうだ。
Ame ga furi sou da.
It looks like it's going to rain.
Détail
tokengloss
雨rain
がsubject marker
降りto fall (used for rain)
そうだlooks like

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