Structure
Verb + らしい
[い]Adjective + らしい
[な]Adjective + らしい
Noun + らしい
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About らしい ①
らしい is regularly translated as 'it seems like (A)', or 'I heard that (A)'.
To use らしい, attach it to end of any (non-polite) verb, adjective, or noun.
- ねえ、聞いた?タケシ君がキヨミちゃんにプロポーズするらしいよ。Hey, did you hear? It seems that Takeshi-kun is proposing to Kiyomi-chan.
- カシキさんの彼氏はカッコいいらしいよ。I heard that Kashiki-san's boyfriend is handsome.
- タカギ先輩がさっき言っていた事は本当らしいですよ。Apparently the thing that Takagi senpai was talking about earlier is true.
- あの人はフランス人らしいよ。I heard that person is French.
- 今朝、新聞で読んだんだけど、明日から雪が降るらしいよ。I read this in the newspaper this morning, but it appears as though it is going to start snowing tomorrow.
- あなたは本当に男らしいね。You are really manly, aren't you. (You exhibit the typical qualities of a man)
- やっと11月らしい天気になったね。The weather is finally becoming November-like, don't you think? (Weather that is typical of November)
Synonyms
らしい ②
typical of, -ish・like, appropriate for, becoming of, befitting
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みたいに・みたいな
Like, Similar to, Resembling
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そう
Look like, Appear, Seem, Have a feeling that
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ようだ
It seems that, It appears that, It looks like
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みたい
Like, Similar to, Resembling
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ときいた
I heard that
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にみえる
To look, To seem, To appear
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とみえる
It seems that, It can be deduced, One can conclude that
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そうだ
I heard that, It is said that
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ということだ
I heard that, Rumor has it that, It is said that, It means that
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的
~ly・~like・~al, Typical
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んだって
I heard that, He or She said that
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Examples
彼はダイエットを続けるらしいです。
He seems likely to continue his diet.
あなたの元彼女が婚約したらしいです。
I heard that your ex-girlfriend got engaged.
あの人は会社の社長らしいよ。
I heard that he is a president of a company.
日本語を話せなくても、日本に行けるらしい。
I heard that you can go to Japan even if you cannot speak Japanese. (It seems like you can)
大統領がキューバに行くらしい。
I heard that the president is going to Cuba. (It appears that he is going)
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らしい ① – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (14 in total)
Glaciem52
About 1 year ago
What’s らしい and * と聞いた** as I heard ?
MikkaT
About 16 days ago
Hi, I’m wondering why らしい does not need any kind of だ like ようだ or そうだ.
The よ in this example would have needed a だ after the noun as well if the らしい wasn’t there. So does らしい take the place of だ as well?Fuga
About 16 days ago
Hey @MikkaT !
Since らしい could also be a auxiliary adjective, it sounds very unnatural when だ is used after it! It is similar to how using だ after い-adjectives sound unnatural.
We hope this answers your question!
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