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そう

JLPT 5
Romaji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi)
    Meaning
    so; really; seeming
    Example sentence
    「これはとてもおもしろそうね」とひろしが言います This looks pretty interesting, Hiroshi says.
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), suffix
    Meaning
    (after masu stem and adj-stem) appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
    Example sentence
    歯医者さんに、たばこをやめるならヤニ取りしてあげる・・・といわれたそうです He said that his previous dentist told him that he'd remove nicotine stains if he stopped smoking.

Examples of , そう in a sentence


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