〜らしい

N4

it seems / apparently

Formation

Plain form + らしい / Noun + らしい

Explanation

らしい indicates information heard from others (hearsay) or that something seems to be the case based on evidence. After a noun, it means 'typical of'.

Examples

明日は雨らしいです。
あしたはあめらしいです。
Apparently it will rain tomorrow.
彼女は学生らしい。
かのじょはがくせいらしい。
She seems to be a student.

Common Mistakes

  • !Noun + らしい means 'typical of' (学生らしい = student-like)

Related Grammar

〜ようだit seems like / it appears〜みたいだit seems like (casual)〜そうだ (hearsay)I heard that ~
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