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A1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

()りそうprobable, likely

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      probable, likely

      Usually written using kana alone

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    有りそう 【ありそう】

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      こんな上手(うま)(はなし)…これには(うら)()りそうだ。

      Such a good story...there's likely something behind this. {probable, likely}

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      (つま)(おも)いの(かれ)不倫(ふりん)…そんな(こと)()りそうもない。

      He, who cares deeply for his wife, having an affair... such a thing seems unlikely. {probable, likely}

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      宇宙(うちゅう)(じん)誘拐(ゆうかい)された?そんな(はなし)()りそうじゃないよ。

      You were abducted by aliens? That doesn't seem likely. {probable, likely}

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      売春(ばいしゅん)()彼女(かのじょ)年齢(ねんれい)誤魔化(ごまか)そうとしたのは()りそうなことである。

      It is probable that his girlfriend, who is a prostitute, tried to deceive about her age. {probable, likely}

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      見栄(みえ)()りの彼女(かのじょ)見栄(みえ)()るために(うそ)をつくのは()りそうなことです。

      It's likely that she, being a show-off, would lie to show off. {probable, likely}

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