3 key grammar patterns
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1. ～そうです (It looks like / About to)
Sentence Pattern
Vます + そうです
It looks like / About to.
Expresses the speaker's judgment or feeling through visual perception.
Predicts a state that is about to happen in the near future.
Cannot be used to predict the intentional actions of others.
Often used with the word '今にも' (at any moment).
Expresses the speaker's judgment or feeling through visual perception.
Predicts a state that is about to happen in the near future.
Cannot be used to predict the intentional actions of others.
Often used with the word '今にも' (at any moment).
Example Sentences (2)
雨が 降りそうです。
→ It looks like it's going to rain.
シャンプーが なくなりそうです。
→ It looks like the shampoo is about to run out.
#2L43_G2
2. ～そうです (Looks ~ / Seems ~)
Sentence Pattern
Aい + そうです
Aな + そうです
(いい → よさそう / ～ない → ～なさそう)
Looks ~ / Seems ~.
Used to guess the mood, properties, or personality of an N.
The A must be something that can be verified.
Not used with As describing objective facts like shape or color.
Exceptions: いい → よさそう, ～ない → ～なさそう.
Used to guess the mood, properties, or personality of an N.
The A must be something that can be verified.
Not used with As describing objective facts like shape or color.
Exceptions: いい → よさそう, ～ない → ～なさそう.
Example Sentences (2)
この 料理は おいしそうです。
→ This dish looks delicious.
この 机は 丈夫そうです。
→ This desk looks sturdy.
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3. ～てきます (Go and come back)
Sentence Pattern
Vて + きます
N (địa điểm) へ + 行ってきます
N (địa điểm) で + Vて きます
ちょっと 出かけてきます
Go and come back.
Go to a certain place to perform an action and then return to the starting point.
Note the 3 particles used: [へ] if the V before きます is also a movement V, [で] to indicate the location of action, and [から] when the movement of an object is the focus.
Go to a certain place to perform an action and then return to the starting point.
Note the 3 particles used: [へ] if the V before きます is also a movement V, [で] to indicate the location of action, and [から] when the movement of an object is the focus.
Example Sentences (4)
郵便局へ 行って きます。
→ I'm going to the post office and will be back.
スーパーで ミルクを 買って きます。
→ I'm going to the supermarket to buy milk and will be right back.
台所から コップを 取って きます。
→ I will go fetch a cup from the kitchen and come back.
ちょっと 出かけて きます。
→ I'm stepping out for a bit and will be back.
