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Lesson 43 — そうです (様態ようたい) · てきます

BOOK II · 初級 II

L43 · そう (looks like) · てきます

REF そうです (様態ようたい) · てきます

1. 〜そうです— appearance (様態ようたい)

Based on what you can see right now.

TypeRuleExample
verbます-stem + そう
い-adjdrop い + そう
な-adj+ そう

Irregulars: いい → よさそう · ない → なさそう

Don't use そう for things plainly visible: きれいそう ✕ — you can just seeit's pretty. Same for あかそう, おおきそう(△).

Negative forms

TypeNegative
adjective
verb

Modifying and adverbial forms

PositionFormExample
before a noun
before a verb

そう behaves as a な-adjective in every respect.

2. Two senses of様態ようたいそう

SenseExample
looks / seems (judging by appearance)
about to happen (imminent)

3. 〜てきます — go, do it, and come back

— I'll be back.

Standard household exchange:

4. Preview: L43 そう vs L47 そう

L43 appearanceL47 hearsay
ます-stemplain form
looks like it'll rainI heard it'll rain
Set expressions会話かいわ

Key vocabulary
えますりますがりますがりますわりますつづきますたおれますちますなくなりますやみますさびしいうれしいやさしい複雑ふくざつ十分じゅうぶんおかしいたなえだ電池でんちガソリンいまにも
練習 8 checks
Q1 appearance verb

'It looks like it's going to rain.' (from the sky)

ます-stem + そう = looks like (L43). るそう = I heard (L47)
Q2 appearance い-adj

'That cake looks delicious.'

い-adj: drop い + そう
Q3 appearance な-adj

'He looks well/healthy.' (元気げんき= な-adj)

な-adj + そう directly
Q4 irregular

いい → appearance form?

いい → よさそう (and ない → なさそう)
Q5 negative verb

'It doesn't look like it will rain.'

否定 ひてい
Verb negative: 〜そうにありません / 〜そうもありません
Q6 そう + noun

'A delicious-looking cake' — modify the noun.

修飾 しゅうしょく
そう behaves as a な-adj: おいしそうな + noun
Q7 そう + verb

'He eats it as if it's delicious.' (adverbially)

修飾 しゅうしょく
Adverbial form: そうに
Q8 go-and-return

'I'll go buy cigarettes (and come back).'

て-form + きます = go, do it, return

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