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JLPT N4 Grammar

らしい

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N4 · Other · noun/verb/adjective + らしい

seems; typical of

noun/verb/adjective + らしい

らしい can judge from heard information, or describe something as having typical qualities.

The hearsay use follows plain forms; the typical-quality use often follows nouns, as in 学生らしい.

彼は来月結婚するらしいです。

It seems he is getting married next month.

Do not treat hearsay らしい as identical to visual ようだ; らしい often involves reports or typicality.

らしい feels like 'apparently' or 'typical of that.'

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