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The lesson
11.2 Hearsay and Rumor
Overview
～そうだ — reported information (hearsay)
～そうだ is used to report information as heard. Note that using そう implies the speaker is not 100% sure about the information.
It often corresponds to: “I heard that…”, “It is said that…”
- Verb (plain) + そうだ
- い-adjective + そうだ
- な-adjective + だ + そうだ
- Noun + だ + そうだ
～らしい — seems / apparently / characteristic of
～らしい is also used for indirect information. When the speaker uses ～らしい they are not 100% sure about the information, but they are rather confident about it . It often implies “apparently” or “it seems that”. It suggests that the speaker has some reason to believe the information is true.
- Verb (plain) + らしい
- い-adjective + らしい
- な-adjective + らしい
- Noun + らしい
It can also mean “typical of / characteristic of.” In this case it must be attached to a noun. And it expresses that something has the characteristics of the noun it follows.
- Noun + らしい
- Noun + らしい + Phrase
- Noun + らしい + Noun
Dialogue
あす明日はゆき雪がふる降るそうです。 あたらしい新しいせんせい先生はとてもきびしい厳しいそうです。 あのれすとらんレストランはとてもおいしい美味しいそうですよ。 かれ彼はらいしゅう来週またりょこう旅行にいく行くそうです。 このえいが映画はとてもかんどうてき感動的だそうです。 たなか田中さんはさいきん最近いそがしい忙しいらしいです。 あのかふぇカフェはらいげつ来月へいてん閉店するらしい。 かのじょ彼女はもうけっこん結婚しているらしいですよ。 でんしゃ電車がとまっている止まっているらしくて、みんなおくれています遅れています。 あたらしい新しいあぱあとアパートはとてもひろい広いらしいです。 かれ彼はおとこらしくて男らしくてたよりになります頼りになります。 そのはなし話はほんとう本当らしいとおもいます思います。
I heard it will snow tomorrow. Apparently the new teacher is very strict. I heard that restaurant is really delicious. I heard he's going on a trip again next week. I heard this movie is very moving. Tanaka seems to be busy lately. Apparently that cafe is closing next month. It seems she is already married. Apparently the train has stopped, so everyone is late. Apparently the new apartment is very spacious. He is manly and dependable. I think that story is apparently true.
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