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Grammar › N4 · 09 Appearance, hearsay & judgment

〜そう (looks like): looks like; seems about to

N4 · 09 Appearance, hearsay & judgment

Judges by appearance: looks as if.

Verb stem / adjective stem + そう: おいしそう, 降りそう. ない→なさそう, いい→よさそう. Then +だ/な/に. Do not confuse with hearsay そうだ, which attaches to plain forms.

Examples

This cake looks delicious.

It looks like it's about to rain.

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