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そうだ (sou da) – 1

JLPT N4 Grammar List

people say that; it is said that; I heard that

 Formations 

Verb-casual + そうだ
いadj + そうだ
なadj/ N + だそうだ

 Examples  

あの人気グループが解散するそうだ
Ano ninki gurūpu ga kaisan suru sōda.
I hear that popular group will be disbanded.

あの古い家には 幽 霊 がでるそうだ
Ano furui ie ni wa yūrei ga deru sōda.
They say that old house is haunted.

あの映画は面白いそうだ
Ano eiga wa omoshiroi-sōda.
They say that the movie is an interesting one.

先生の話によると、山田さんはもう日本へ帰ったそうだ
Sensei no hanashi ni yoru to, Yamada-san wa mō Nihon e kaetta sōda.
According to our teacher, Yamada already returned to Japan.

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