3 key grammar patterns
#1L47_G1
Part 1: ～そうです : I heard that ~
Sentence Pattern
〜そうです
Conveys information that the speaker has learned without adding personal opinions.
When you want to clarify the source of information, add ～によると、 at the beginning of the sentence.
Nによると: According to ~
～そうです: I heard that ~
When you want to clarify the source of information, add ～によると、 at the beginning of the sentence.
Nによると: According to ~
～そうです: I heard that ~
Example Sentences (2)
天気予報によると あしたは あめが 降るそうです。
→ According to the weather forecast, I heard it will rain tomorrow.
A: どうして あの二人は 別れたんですか。
B: 考え方が 違ったそうですから。
B: 考え方が 違ったそうですから。
→ A: Why did those two break up? B: I heard it's because their ways of thinking were different.
#2L47_G2
Part 2: ～ようです : It seems/appears that ~
Sentence Pattern
〜ようです
Expresses the speaker's conjecture about the reality of a situation.
Often used with どうも (it seems/somehow).
Often used with どうも (it seems/somehow).
Example Sentences (2)
A: 人が 集まっていますね。
B: ええ。事故のようです。
B: ええ。事故のようです。
→ A: A lot of people are gathering, aren't they? B: Yes. It seems to be an accident.
なかなか 返事が ないんです。だれも いないようです。
→ There's no answer at all. It seems no one is here.
#3L47_G3
Part 3: ～Nがする : To have a ~ (smell, taste, sound, voice)
Sentence Pattern
〜がする
～Nがする : There is/I sense a ~ (smell, taste, sound, voice, etc.)
Example Sentences (2)
変な音が しますね。どこか 壊れたようです。
→ There's a strange sound. It seems something is broken somewhere.
変な味が します。このミルクは 古いようです。
→ It has a strange taste. This milk seems to be old.
