4 key grammar patterns
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1. ～そうです (I hear that... / It is said that...)
Sentence Pattern
thể thông thường + そうです
N (nguồn thông tin) + によると、～
I hear that... / It is said that...
Used to convey information exactly as one heard or read it (hearsay).
It is completely different from the [そうです] (looks like) learned in Lesson 43.
When specifying the source of the information, add [によると] (according to) at the beginning of the sentence.
Used to convey information exactly as one heard or read it (hearsay).
It is completely different from the [そうです] (looks like) learned in Lesson 43.
When specifying the source of the information, add [によると] (according to) at the beginning of the sentence.
Example Sentences (2)
天気予報に よると、寒く なるそうです。
→ According to the weather forecast, it is going to get cold.
バリ島は きれいだそうです。
→ I heard that Bali is beautiful.
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2. ～ようです (It seems that... / It looks like...)
Sentence Pattern
thể thông thường + ようです
Aな + なようです
N の + ようです
It seems that... / It looks like...
Used to express a subjective or somewhat vague conjecture based on the speaker's sensory perception.
Grammatically, [よう] is treated as an N when connecting.
In conversational Japanese, [～みたいです] is often used instead.
Used to express a subjective or somewhat vague conjecture based on the speaker's sensory perception.
Grammatically, [よう] is treated as an N when connecting.
In conversational Japanese, [～みたいです] is often used instead.
Example Sentences (1)
人が 大勢 集まって いますね。事故の ようですね。パトカーと 救急車が 来て います。
→ A lot of people are gathering. It seems like there was an accident. A police car and an ambulance are here.
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3. ～が します (To sense sound, smell, taste, etc.)
Sentence Pattern
To sense sound, smell, taste, etc.
Used to express sensations perceived by the speaker's sensory organs (ears, nose, tongue) that occur independently of someone's volitional action.
Common Ns used: 声 (voice), 音 (sound), におい (smell), 味 (taste).
Used to express sensations perceived by the speaker's sensory organs (ears, nose, tongue) that occur independently of someone's volitional action.
Common Ns used: 声 (voice), 音 (sound), におい (smell), 味 (taste).
Example Sentences (1)
変な 音が します。
→ I hear a strange sound.
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4. Difference between [そうです] and [ようです]
Sentence Pattern
「そうです」 / 「ようです」
Difference between [そうです] and [ようです]
[そうです] (from Lesson 43) expresses intuitive conjecture based strictly on the speaker's visual observation.
On the other hand, [ようです] expresses a more vague conjecture based on comprehensive information, sounds, or the overall situation perceived by the speaker.
[そうです] (from Lesson 43) expresses intuitive conjecture based strictly on the speaker's visual observation.
On the other hand, [ようです] expresses a more vague conjecture based on comprehensive information, sounds, or the overall situation perceived by the speaker.
