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JLPT N5 Grammar

そうだ（样态）

N5Inference / Appearance

N5 · Inference / Appearance · masu-stem verb/adjective stem + そうだ

looks like; seems about to

masu-stem verb/adjective stem + そうだ

The appearance use of そうだ makes a judgment from what something looks like: 'looks...'

Drop い from i-adjectives before そう. いい becomes よさそう.

このケーキはおいしそうです。

This cake looks delicious.

Appearance そうだ is not hearsay. Hearsay follows a plain form, as in 雨が降るそうです.

Appearance そう comes from what you can see.

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N4 · Inference / Appearance · masu-stem verb/adjective stem + そうだ

looks like; seems about to

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