Japatan
Formação
- V普通形 + そうだ
- いA普通形 + そうだ
- なA普通形 + そうだ(静かだ／静かだった + そうだ)
- N普通形 + そうだ(雨だ／雨だった + そうだ)
Explicação
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.
Exemplos
天気予報に よると、明日は 雪が 降るそうです。
According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow.
田中さんの 話では、あの レストランは 安くて おいしいそうです。
According to Mr. Tanaka, that restaurant is cheap and good.
リンさんは 子どもの とき、ピアノが 上手だったそうです。
I heard Lin was good at the piano as a child.
来週の 月曜日は 会社が 休みだそうです。
I heard the office is closed next Monday.
Observações
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).
Gramática relacionada
Miniquiz
1天気予報に よると、午後から 風が（ ）そうです。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 2 強い
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佐藤さんの 話では、マリアさんは 国で 先生（ ）そうです。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 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 聞いたんですが、明日は 台風で 電車が（ ）そうです。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 4 止まる
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.
