Kare no seikatsu wa tanoshi soudesu

…soudesu

“sou” is the word for “seem” and “uncertain”. There are 2 roles.

  1. I heard it from someone and knew it. (hearsay, rumor)
  2. I saw it by myself and felt it, but not sure about it.

Here you learn No.2 to express things that you see and speculate. 

How to make the sentence

Verb

u-verb – u (stem) + isoudesu
irueru-verb – ru (stem) + soudesu
suru >>> shisoudesu
kuru >>> kisoudesu

i-adjective

i-adjective – “i” + soudesu

Noun-adjective

Noun-adjective + soudesu

Noun

Not used

All negatives

…nai – “i” + sasoudesu = …nasasoudesu

Difference comparison

Tanoshisoudesu. (It looks like they’re having fun.)
Tanoshii soudesu. (They say that they are having fun.)

Oishisoudesu. (It looks delicious.)
Oishii soudesu. (They say it is delicious.)

Expressions

Nanika ga okorisoudesu. (It seems something will be happening.)
Oishisoudesu. (It looks delicious.)
Shizukasoudesu. (It seems it is quiet.)
Nanimo okoranasasoudesu. (It seems it will not happen.)
Oishikunasasoudesu. (It doesn’t look delicious. = It looks like it’s not delicious.)
Shizukajanasasoudesu. (It seems not quiet.)
Kare no seikatsu wa tanoshisoudesu.

Exercise

Questions

Translate them into English.

  1. Ashita wa ame ga huranasasoudesu.
  2. Ashita wa ame ga huranai soudesu.
  3. Ima ame ga hutteinai soudesu.
  4. Ima ame ga hutteinasasoudesu.

Answers

  1. It seems it will not rain tomorrow.
  2. They say it doesn’t rain tomorrow.
  3. They say it is not raining now.
  4. It seems it’s not raining now.