〜そうだ (appearance)

N4

looks like / seems

Formation

Verb stem + そうだ / い-adj (drop い) + そうだ / な-adj + そうだ

Explanation

そうだ (appearance) describes how something looks based on visual observation. It expresses the speaker's impression of what they see.

Examples

雨が降りそうです。
あめがふりそうです。
It looks like it's going to rain.
この料理は美味しそうです。
このりょうりはおいしそうです。
This food looks delicious.

Common Mistakes

  • !いい becomes よさそう, not いさそう — it's irregular

Related Grammar

〜そうだ (hearsay)I heard that ~〜らしいit seems / apparently〜ようだit seems like / it appears
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