〜そうだ（hearsay）

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('sou-da-hearsay');

{
  "id": "sou-da-hearsay",
  "pattern": "〜そうだ（hearsay）",
  "romaji": "sou da (hearsay)",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "I heard that; they say that",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj + そうだ / na-Adj + だ + そうだ / Noun + だ + そうだ",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "天気予報では、明日は雪が降るそうです。",
      "furigana": "{天気|てんき}{予報|よほう}では、{明日|あした}は{雪|ゆき}が{降|ふ}るそうです。",
      "en": "The weather forecast says it will snow tomorrow."
    },
    {
      "ja": "駅前の本屋は来月なくなるそうだ。",
      "furigana": "{駅前|えきまえ}の{本屋|ほんや}は{来月|らいげつ}なくなるそうだ。",
      "en": "I heard the bookstore in front of the station is closing down next month."
    },
    {
      "ja": "リンさんのお兄さんは医者だそうです。",
      "furigana": "リンさんのお{兄|にい}さんは{医者|いしゃ}だそうです。",
      "en": "I hear Lin's older brother is a doctor."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "hearsay"
  ],
  "notes": "Attaches to full plain forms, unlike the 'looks like' そうだ, which attaches to stems. It has no past or negative form.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "130525b4118230e950d2132d7b590813bb258d5e4b69f8c5e8bd642a12d25e41",
    "meanings": [
      "听说……",
      "据说……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词／い形容词普通形＋そうだ；名词／な形容词普通形（现在肯定含だ）＋そうだ",
    "explanation": "转述从别人、报道等渠道得到的信息，不是依据眼前迹象作判断。",
    "notes": "过去或否定信息放在前面的普通形中，如雨が降ったそうだ、来ないそうだ；不要通过把传闻そうだ本身变成そうだった或そうではない来表达这些意思。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "天気予報では、明日は雪が降るそうです。",
        "zh": "天气预报说明天会下雪。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "駅前の本屋は来月なくなるそうだ。",
        "zh": "听说车站前的书店下个月要关门了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "リンさんのお兄さんは医者だそうです。",
        "zh": "听说林同学的哥哥是医生。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#sou-da-hearsay",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "aa9fcb191e7ca52a3586a12663ca2b8dfa0fdcd10dec0fdc9ff487a9ee18250a"
  }
}