〜そうだ (伝聞) reports information heard from others - "I heard that" or "they say."
I heard it will rain tomorrow.
Attaches to the plain form (including だ for nouns/な-adj). Different from 様態 そうだ (looks like).
伝聞 vs 様態 - completely different!
- 伝聞: 美味しいそうだ (I heard it is delicious)
- 様態: 美味しそうだ (It looks delicious)
Plain form + そうだ for hearsay
- ✅ 行くそうだ、高いそうだ、静かだそうだ
- ❌ 行きそうだ (this is 様態)
Source often marked with によると
- ニュースによると、雨だそうだ
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