GRAMMAR
〜そうもない
very unlikely to
Explanation
NOTE
〜そうもない expresses that something seems very unlikely to happen. It is stronger than 〜なさそうだ.
彼は来そうもない。
There's no way he's going to come.
こ is the ます-stem of 来る (くる)
NOTE
It attaches to the ます-stem of a verb. It emphasizes that there is little or no prospect of the action occurring.
STRUCTURE
Vます
そうもない今日の試験は合格できそうもない。
Kyō no shiken wa gōkaku deki so mo nai.
There's no way I'll be able to pass today's exam.
この仕事は今日じゅうに終わりそうもない。
Kono shigoto wa kyōjū ni owari so mo nai.
This work is very unlikely to finish within today.
雨が止みそうもない。
Ame ga yami so mo nai.
The rain doesn't look like it will stop.
Practice exercises
1
この仕事は今日中に終わりそうもない。
It is very unlikely that this work will be finished today.
Answer
終わりそうもない
2
この計画は成功しそうもない。
This project is very unlikely to succeed.
Answer
そうもない
3
今日の試験は合格できそうもないから、気持ちが沈んでいる。
There's no way I'll pass today's exam, so my spirits are low.
Answer
そうもない
4
渋滞で間に合いそうもない。
Due to the traffic jam, I'm very unlikely to make it in time.
Answer
そうもない
5
彼女は許しそうもない。
She seems very unlikely to forgive me.
Answer
そうもない
6
この問題は解けそうもない。
This problem seems very unlikely to be solvable.
Answer
そうもない
7
雨が止みそうもない。
The rain doesn't look like it will stop.
Answer
そうもない
8
この仕事は今日中に終わりそうもない。
This work is very unlikely to finish within today.
Answer
そうもない