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〜そうだ(伝聞)

I heard that ~ / they say ~

접속

  • V普通形 + そうだ
  • いA普通形 + そうだ
  • なA普通形 + そうだ(静しずかだ/静しずかだった + そうだ)
  • N普通形 + そうだ(雨あめだ/雨あめだった + そうだ)

해설

Hearsay そうだ passes on information you heard from someone or learned from the news or a book, without adding your own opinion. The source is often given with 〜によると or 〜の話では. It attaches to the plain form, so na-adjectives and nouns keep だ.

예문

  • 天気予報てんきよほうに よると、明日あしたは 雪ゆきが 降ふるそうです。

    According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow.

  • 田中たなかさんの 話はなしでは、あの レストランは 安やすくて おいしいそうです。

    According to Mr. Tanaka, that restaurant is cheap and good.

  • リンさんは 子こどもの とき、ピアノが 上手じょうずだったそうです。

    I heard Lin was good at the piano as a child.

  • 来週らいしゅうの 月曜日げつようびは 会社かいしゃが 休やすみだそうです。

    I heard the office is closed next Monday.

주의

そうだ itself is not made past or negative (not そうでした). Put the past or negative in the part before it: 降らないそうです, 降ったそうです. Do not confuse it with 降りそうだ (looks like it will rain).

관련 문법

미니 퀴즈

1天気予報てんきよほうに よると、午後ごごから 風かぜが(  )そうです。

정답과 해설

정답: 2 強つよい

According to the weather forecast, the wind will be strong from the afternoon. Hearsay そうだ follows the plain form, so the i-adjective stays 強い. い-adjectives never take だ or な.

2佐藤さとうさんの 話はなしでは、マリアさんは 国くにで 先生せんせい(  )そうです。

정답과 해설

정답: 1 だった

According to Sato, Maria was a teacher in her country. A noun takes its plain form (先生だった) before hearsay そうだ. な, の and で cannot come before it.

3ニュースで 聞きいたんですが、明日あしたは 台風たいふうで 電車でんしゃが(  )そうです。

정답과 해설

정답: 4 止とまる

I heard on the news that the trains will stop tomorrow because of the typhoon. Hearsay そうだ follows the plain form: 止まるそうです. 止まります is polite, and 止まった is past, which does not fit 明日.

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