〜そうだ（伝聞）
- Pattern
- 〜そうだ（伝聞）
- Level
- N4
- Reading
- そうだ
- Meaning
- I heard that / they say
- Attaches to
- Verb/Adj/Noun (Plain/Dictionary form)
- Nuance & register
Objective reporting of information from another source.
- Example
明日は雨が降るそうです。 I heard that it will rain tomorrow.
- Easily confused with
〜そうだ (conjecture) which attaches to stems, whereas 〜そうだ (hearsay) attaches to plain forms.