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Plain Form-そうです
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Grammar
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。
( I heard that a new cafe will open next to the book store. )
( 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。
( According to a weather forecast, it will rain in the afternoon. )
( 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.
あめが ふるそうでした。
あめがふるそうじゃありません。
あめがふるそうですか?
あめが
あめが
Plain Form そうです
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Adjective そうです
meaning : It looks …
このラーメン、とても あつそうですね。
( This Ramen Noodle looks very hot. )
( This Ramen Noodle looks very hot. )
Verbます そうです
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。
( My cell phone is almost out of battery. )
( My cell phone is almost out of battery. )
Let's say in Japanese !
Please touch “in Japanese” to see the answer.
1. I heard that Ms.Yamamoto is going to get married next month.
2. I heard that the subway in Tokyo is convenient.
3. According to the news, an earthquake happened in Japan.
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