そうだ is one of the 18 auxiliary verbs in Japanese, and can be used in the same way as な-Adjectives (may be followed by な when acting as an adjective, or に when acting as an adverb). This is a unique characteristic of そうだ and ようだ. It is not something that can be done with all auxiliary verbs. As with そうだ, そうに and そうな carry the meaning of 'seeming like (A)', or 'looking like (A)'.
Caution
そう may also be used when attached to the い-Adjective, ない. In this case, there is a unique conjugation rule which you will need to be careful of. As always, い will be removed from ない before attaching そう. However, さ will need to be inserted between な, and そう. This results in the construction なさそう.
Note that this addition of さ does not happen with verbs. This is due to the ない that is used with negative verbs being an auxiliary verb, and not an い-Adjective. With the auxiliary verb ない, simply remove the い, before adding そう directly to the stem.
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Ejemplos
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これが入りそうな箱ってある？
Is there a box that looks like it might fit this?
優しそうに犬を撫でた。
She pet the dog in a way that seemed affectionate.
今日は雨が降りそうな日ですね。
It looks like today is going to be a rainy day doesn't it.
彼は分かりやすそうな説明をしたが、まだ理解ができない。
He gave an explanation that seemed easy to understand, but I still don't get it.
つまらなそうな話は聞きたくない。
I don't want to hear a story that sounds boring.
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