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そうだ (sou da) – 2

JLPT N4 Grammar List

look like; appear; seem; feel like

 Formations 

Verb-ますstem + そうだ
い Adj (remove い) + そうだ
な Adj + そうだ

***Exception: よい => よさそう

 Examples  

この問題は、難しそうだ
Kono mondai wa, muzukashi-sōda.
This problem seems difficult.

長い一日になりそうだ
Nagai ichinichi ni nari-sōda.
It’s going to be a long day.

午後は晴れそうだ
Gogo wa hare-sōda.
It looks like clearing this afternoon.

彼は体調が悪そうだ
Kare wa taichō ga waru-sōda.
He looks out of shape.

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