そうだ
そうだ (sou da)
そうだ (sou da) has two separate meanings.
意味 1 - I heard that / it is said that...
使い方
Verb (casual form) + そうだ/そうです
Noun + だ + そうだ/そうです
な-adjective + だ + そうだ/そうです
い-adjective + そうだ/そうです
例文
| 例文 | 訳 |
|---|---|
| 彼は仕事をやめるそうだ。 | I heard that he will be quitting his job. |
| 彼は金持ちだそうだ。 | He is said to be rich. |
| 先生によると、来週の試験はむずかしいそうだ。 | According to our teacher, next week's test is going to be very hard. |
| 彼女は今、入院中だそうだ。 | I heard she's in the hospital now. |
| 彼女は有名だそうです。 | I heard she is famous. |
| 彼はまだ独身だそうだ。 | I hear he's still single. |
| 息子さんは今留学中だそうですね。 | I heard your son is now studying abroad? |
| 彼女の妹は英語が得意だそうです。 | Her younger sister is apparently really good at English. |
意味 2 - It looks like / appears like.
使い方
Verb ます (stem form) + そう/そうだ/そうです
な-adjective + そう/そうだ/そうです
い-adjective + い + そう/そうだ/そうです
例文
| 例文 | 訳 |
|---|---|
| いまにも、雨が降りそうだ。 | It seems like it's gonna start raining any moment. |
| その人は倒れそうです。 | That person looks like they're about to fall over. |
| そろそろ雨がやみそうなので、もう少し待ちましょう。 | It seems like the rain is going to stop soon, so let's wait a little bit more. |
| どうしたの？眠そうだね。 | What's wrong. You look pretty sleepy. |
| わぁ、おいしそうな料理がたくさんありますね。 | Wow, there's a lot of really good looking food here! |
| 彼女が料理を作ってくれたが、見た目が悪くてまずそうだ。 | My girlfriend cooked some food for me, but the appearance was really bad and looked very unappetizing. |
| 彼女と別れたとき、彼女がすごく泣きそうでした。 | When I broke up with my girlfriend, she looked like she was about to cry. |
| 彼女は嬉しそうな表情で教室に入ってきた。 | He entered the classroom with a happy looking expression. |