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〜そうだ（伝聞）

JLPT N4 Appearance, hearsay, and conjecture

I heard that, they say that

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Plain form plus そうだ reports information from another source without changing it. The source is often given with によると. Unlike the appearance そう, this attaches to the full plain form: 降るそうだ versus 降りそうだ.

Examples

  • にと、はがです。

    Tenki yohou ni yoru to, ashita wa yuki ga furu sou desu.

    According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow.

  • さんはです。

    Tanaka-san wa raigetsu kekkon suru sou desu.

    I hear Tanaka-san is getting married next month.

Vocabulary in these examples

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