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GRAMMAR
〜そうだ
heard that ~
Explanation
NOTE

〜そうだ (hearsay) means I heard that or it is said that — information obtained from an outside source such as news, someone else, or a rumor.

明日あしたゆきそうだ
I heard it will snow tomorrow.
Used here to report information heard from someone else or from a forecast.
NOTE

The hearsay そうだ attaches to the plain form at the end of a sentence. This differs from the appearance そうだ, which attaches to verb/adjective stems.

かれ海外かいがいしたそうだ
I heard that he moved abroad.
Attach 〜そうだ to the past tense of a verb to report a completed action you heard about.
STRUCTURE
V
そうだ
田中たなかさんは来月らいげつ結婚けっこんするそうだ
Tanaka-san wa raigetsu kekkon suru sou da.
I heard that Tanaka-san is getting married next month.
あたらしいみせ来週らいしゅうオープンするそうだ
Atarashii mise ga raishuu oopun suru sou da.
I heard that a new shop is opening next week.
彼女かのじょ仕事しごとめたそうだ
Kanojo wa shigoto o yameta sou da.
I heard that she quit her job.
STRUCTURE
Adj-I
そうだ
あの映画えいがはとても面白おもしろそうだ
Ano eiga wa totemo omoshiroi sou da.
I heard that movie is very interesting.
最近さいきん物価ぶっかたかそうだ
Saikin bukka ga takai sou da.
I heard that prices have been high lately.
北海道ほっかいどうふゆはとてもさむそうだ
Hokkaidou no fuyu wa totemo samui sou da.
I heard that winters in Hokkaido are very cold.
STRUCTURE
N
だそうだ
彼女かのじょ医者いしゃだそうだ
Kanojo wa isha da sou da.
I heard she is a doctor.
田中たなかさんはもと選手せんしゅだそうだ
Tanaka-san wa moto senshu da sou da.
I heard that Tanaka-san is a former athlete.
あのあの建物たてもの博物館はくぶつかんだそうだ
Ano tatemono wa hakubutsukan da sou da.
I heard that building is a museum.

Practice exercises

1
来週らいしゅうからあめつづそうだ
I heard it will keep raining from next week.
Answer
そうだ
2
かれ来月らいげつそうだ
I heard he is moving next month.
Answer
そうだ
3
田中たなかさんは昨日きのう病院びょういんったそうだ
I heard Tanaka-san went to the hospital yesterday.
Answer
そうだ
4
あのほんはとても面白おもしろそうだ
I heard that book is very interesting.
Answer
そうだ
5
今週こんしゅういそがしいそうだ
I heard this week will be busy.
Answer
そうだ
6
京都きょうと紅葉こうようはとてもうつくしいそうだ
I heard the autumn leaves in Kyoto are very beautiful.
Answer
そうだ
7
彼女かのじょ趣味しゅみくことだそうだ
I heard her hobby is drawing.
Answer
だそうだ
8
山田やまださんは医者いしゃだそうだ
I heard Yamada-san is a doctor.
Answer
だそうだ
9
あの建物たてもの図書館としょかんだそうだ
I heard that building is a library.
Answer
だそうだ
10
ニュースで、あしたは雨が降るそうそうです
I heard that it will rain tomorrow in the news.
Answer
そうそうです
11
天気予報によると、明日はれるそうですそうです
According to the weather forecast, it is said that it will be sunny tomorrow.
Answer
そうですそうです
12
明日あしたゆきそうだ
I heard it will snow tomorrow.
Answer
そうだ
13
あたらしい店長てんちょう外国人がいこくじんで、日本語にほんご堪能たんのうだそうだ
I heard the new manager is a foreigner and fluent in Japanese.
Answer
だそうだ
14
田中たなかさんはもとプロ選手せんしゅだそうだ
I heard that Tanaka-san is a former professional athlete.
Answer
だそうだ