そうだ
It looks like / appears like; seeming ~
JLPT
N4
Structure
Affirmative form: Vます/Aい/Aな+そうだ
Negative form: Vない+そうだ
Aいくな+さそうだ
Aなじゃな+さそうだ
Negative form: Vな
A
A
Signification
「そうだ」
1. When used with a verb, it expresses the speaker's prediction based on observation, that something is likely to happen.
2. When used with an adjective, it indicates how something appears or looks on the surface.
When modifying a noun, 「そうだ」becomes 「そうな」. When modifying a verb, 「そうだ」becomes 「そうに」.
1. When used with a verb, it expresses the speaker's prediction based on observation, that something is likely to happen.
2. When used with an adjective, it indicates how something appears or looks on the surface.
When modifying a noun, 「そうだ」becomes 「そうな」. When modifying a verb, 「そうだ」becomes 「そうに」.
雨
が
降
らなそうだ
。
It doesn't seem like it's going to rain.
あ
、
車
が
壁
にぶつかりそうだ
。
Oh, the car looks like it's going to hit a wall.
その
ケーキ
は
美味
しそうですね
。
ちょっと
食
たべてもいいですか
。
That cake looks delicious. May I have something to eat?
嬉
しくなさそうですね
。
どうしたんですか
。
You don't seem happy. What happened.
元気
じゃなさそうですね
。
大丈夫
ですか
。
You don't seem to be feeling well. OK.
彼
は
真面目
そうだね
。
He seems serious.
雨
が
降
りそうなときは
、
洗濯
しません
。
I don't wash clothes when it looks like it's going to rain.
あの
曲
を
聞
くと
、
いつも
涙
が
出
そうになる
。
Whenever I hear that song, I feel like crying.
あの
人
は
誰
ですか
。
とても
優
しそうな
人
ですね
。
Who is that person. He seems like a very kind person.
子供
たちは
楽
しそうに
遊
んでいます
。
The children are playing happily.
大事
そうな
物
は
捨
てないでください
。
Don't throw away anything that seems important.
彼女
はどんな
仕事
でも
簡単
そうにやるから
、
羨
ましいだ
。
I'm jealous of her because she can do any job with ease.
