文法の説明
N4 レッスン 3: 5/18
そう
Look like, Appear, Seem, Have a feeling that
Do not confuse with そうだ (I heard that...).
使い方・接続
Verb[ます]+ そう + だ
[い]Adjective[い]+ そう + だ
[な]Adjective + そう + だ
Negative:
Verb[ない]+ な + そう + だ
[い]Adjective [ない] + なさ + そう + だ
[な]Adjective + では(1)ない + なさ + そう + だ
Exceptions:
いい → よい + さそう + だ → よさそうだ
(1) じゃ
詳細
使用域
Standard
使用域
一般
「そう 」の情報
そうだ is one of the 18 primary auxiliary verbs in Japanese, and can be used in two (2) different ways. The broad meaning in each of its applications is that something 'seems' to be a certain way. Due to this, そう is regularly translated as 'seems like', 'looks like', or 'appears as though'.
In this lesson, we will focus on the form that is used with the conjunctive (stem) form of words. Please examine the structure guide to see these forms.
In this lesson, we will focus on the form that is used with the conjunctive (stem) form of words. Please examine the structure guide to see these forms.
- 彼女は毎日走りそうだ。She seems like she runs everyday.
- これは正しそうだ。This seems correct.
- あの店員は丁寧そうだ。That clerk seems like he is attentive.
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 we will need to be careful of. As always, い will be removed from ない before attaching そう. However, さ will be inserted between な, and そう. This creates the expression なさそう.- 彼の部屋は汚くなさそうだ。His room doesn't seem messy.
- あの車は小さくて便利じゃなさそう。That car is small, and looks inconvenient.
- 彼はもうイギリスに帰らなそうだ。It appears that he is not going back to England.
Caution
This そう is utilized exclusively to make predictions/guesses about something based on visual information. It is relatively low confidence, so should not be used for things that are obvious. In these cases, みたい would be used instead.- 明日は朝から雨が降るみたいだ。It looks like it is going to start raining tomorrow morning. (Higher confidence)
- 明日は朝から雨が降りそうだ。It seems like it is going to start raining tomorrow morning. (Lower confidence)
同義語
反意語
例文
雪が降りそうです。
It looks like it is going to snow.
先生の仕事は難しそうです。
The job of being a teacher looks hard.
今日の宿題は簡単そうだ。
Today's homework looks easy.
その食べ物は食べやすそう。
That food looks easy to eat.
この教科書はとても難しそうです。
This textbook seems very difficult.
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Appearances and Hearsay
Tae Kim
Difference between そうです、ようです、だろう and らしいです
BriefJapanese
なそう or なさそう?
Self Taught Japanese
オフライン
みんなの日本語 I
Page 20 [CH 2]
Genki II 2nd Edition
Page 33
みんなの日本語 II
Page 114 [CH 43]
Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Rikai
Page 34
Genki II 1st Edition
Page 13
[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
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Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
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[AIAIJ] An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese
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「そう 」に関する文法ディスカッション
最近の返信 (合計25件)
nekoyama
Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize you meant the information tab of the grammar point! You wrote example sentences so I thought it was literally the sentences under the “Examples” tab.
You’re absolutely right, the “information” tab is indeed complete nonsense explaining how to use the grammar point and then giving examples for the other one!
Chrispy
I highly agree to this! I was so confused by the information section. Thanks for pointing it out @Antlershy! This should get fixed soon!
KolkJPN
So just to be clear, the そう that uses the stem of the verb is a seems like, looks like kinda thing, and the そうだ that uses the dictionary form of the verb as a “I heard that…” are completely different things, right? Because for some reason, the example sentences provided in N4’s そう section are all actually the the “I heard that…” type.
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