Quiz : reported speech・quotes 25-2
Plain Form-そうです
Plain Form そうです
meaning : I heard that …
It is used when you tell something that you’ve heard or read.
ほんやの となりに カフェが できるそうです。
honya [no] tonari [ni] kafe [ga] dekiru-sōdesu.
( I heard that a new cafe will open next to the book store. )
honya [no] tonari [ni] kafe [ga] dekiru-sōdesu.
( I heard that a new cafe will open next to the book store. )
The information resource is expressed with “によると・によれば・では”.
てんきよほうによると、ごごは あめが ふるそうです。
tenkiyohō [ni] yoruto, gogo [wa] ame [ga] furu-sōdesu.
( According to a weather forecast, it will rain in the afternoon. )
tenkiyohō [ni] yoruto, gogo [wa] ame [ga] furu-sōdesu.
( According to a weather forecast, it will rain in the afternoon. )
This sentence pattern can not be used in the past tense, negative form, and question form.
[NO] あめが ふるそうでした。
[NO] あめが ふるそうじゃありません。
[NO] あめが ふるそうですか?
[NO] あめが ふるそうじゃありません。
[NO] あめが ふるそうですか?
Plain Form そうです
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meaning : It looks …
このラーメン、とても あつそうですね。
kono rāmen, totemo atsu-sōdesu [ne].
( This Ramen Noodle looks very hot. )
kono rāmen, totemo atsu-sōdesu [ne].
( This Ramen Noodle looks very hot. )
meaning : It will happen soon …
けいたいでんわの じゅうでんが きれそうです。
keitai-denwa [no] jūden [ga] kire-sōdesu.
( My cell phone is almost out of battery. )
keitai-denwa [no] jūden [ga] kire-sōdesu.
( My cell phone is almost out of battery. )
Let's say in Japanese !
I heard that Ms.Yamamoto is going to get married next month.
I heard that the subway in Tokyo is convenient.
According to the news, an earthquake happened in Japan.

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