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〜そうだ (I hear)
sou da · I hear that ~, apparently
The plain form plus そうだ reports something you heard or read: 明日は雨が降るそうです, I hear it will rain tomorrow.
How to form it
| Verb (plain) + そうだ | 来るそうだ |
| い-adj + そうだ | 高いそうだ |
| Noun / な-adj + だそうだ | 学生だそうだ |
How it is used
Name the source with によると: 「天気予報によると、明日は雪だそうです」.
Compare the looks-like そう, which uses the stem: 降りそう (looks like rain), 降るそうだ (I hear it will rain).
Examples
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- 天気予報によると、明日は雨だそうです。According to the forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
- 田中さんは来月結婚するそうです。I hear Tanaka's getting married next month.
- あの店のラーメンはおいしいそうです。Apparently the ramen at that place is good.
- 駅の近くに新しいホテルができたそうです。I hear a new hotel has opened near the station.
Practice: 10 JLPT questions using 〜そうだ (I hear)
天気よほうに よると、あしたは 雪が （ ）そうです。
According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow.
（ ）に入る言葉を選びなさい。
There is an old tree in my town. It's said to have stood here for two hundred years. It didn't fall even in typhoons, so everyone in town treasures it.
天気予報（ ）、明日は雪が降るそうだ。
According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow.
正しいへんじはどれですか。
Best reply to "You have no umbrella? It looks like rain." → "Oh, maybe I'll borrow one."
アンさんに ついて 正しいのは どれですか。
Which is true about Ann? → She studies three hours a day.
そらが くらいです。雨が ふり（ ）です。
The sky is dark. It looks like it will rain.
かれは ＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ そうです。
I hear he's taking the day off work because he's ill.
この 本は ＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ そうです。
This book looks easy to read, even for children.
天気よほうに（ ）、あしたは雨がふるそうだ。
According to the forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
雨がふりそうだから、かさをもっていった（ ）。
It looks like rain, so you'd better take an umbrella.