N4 grammar · Lesson 14

Hearsay 〜そうだ and 〜らしい: saying “I hear …”

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。

Pass on news with the plain form + 「そうです」 and 「〜らしい」, name the source with 「〜によると」, and tell 「降ふるそうです」 from 「降ふりそうです」.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Plain form + 「そうです」: I hear
  2. 02Where the news comes from: 「〜によると」, 「〜の話はなしでは」
  3. 03Hearsay and appearance: how they attach
  4. 04「〜らしい」: it seems …, apparently …
  5. 05Compared with what you have learned so far

Practice

  • Match each sentence to its meaning
  • Appearance or hearsay?
  • Choose the correct sentence
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to hearsay
  • Put the pieces in order

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