〜そうだ (hearsay)

N4

I heard that ~

Formation

Plain form + そうだ

Explanation

そうだ (hearsay) reports information heard from another source. Unlike the appearance そうだ, it attaches to the complete plain form.

Examples

明日は雨だそうです。
あしたはあめだそうです。
I heard it will rain tomorrow.
あの映画は面白いそうです。
あのえいがはおもしろいそうです。
I heard that movie is interesting.

Common Mistakes

  • !Hearsay そうだ uses the full plain form; appearance そうだ uses the stem

Related Grammar

〜そうだ (appearance)looks like / seems〜らしいit seems / apparently〜ようだit seems like / it appears
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