► 助動詞
そうだ [(1)そうだ] meaning: about to rank: 1
☆ あいつが余りにふざけた事を抜かすんでブッちぎれそうになった ⇨ I was this close to snapping ’cause he bullshitted like crazy
☆ うんちを漏らしそうになった ⇨ I was just about to poop, almost pooped, in my pants
☆ 塀が倒れそうだ ⇨ The fence is about to fall over
☆ 彼女は泣きそうだった ⇨ She was just about to cry
そうだ [(1)そうだ] [そう] [coll] [peer] meaning: about to rank: 1
☆ ああ、イキそう ⇨ Ah, I’m coming
☆ おしっこが漏れそう ⇨ My pee is about to leak
☆ もう疲れて死にそう！ ⇨ I am so tired I am dying!
そうだ [(1)そうだ] meaning: indirect speech rank: 1
☆ 彼は少し遅れるそうです ⇨ He told me he would be a little late
☆ 明日は雪だそうだ ⇨ They are saying it will snow tomorrow
☆ 首相が辞任したそうです ⇨ I heard the prime minister had resigned (☛ Indicates it is second-hand information)
そうだ [(1)そうだ] meaning: likely rank: 1
☆ これはどうも旨く行きそうにない ⇨ It doesn’t look like this is going to work
☆ それはいかにも彼が言いそうな事だ ⇨ That is something he is likely to say, I can see him say something like that
そうだ [(1)そうだ] meaning: seem rank: 1
☆ スキーは面白そうだ ⇨ Skiing looks interesting
☆ もう止めても良さそうだ ⇨ It looks it is OK to stop now
☆ 何か美味そうな匂いがする (うまそう) ⇨ Something smells delicious
☆ 商談はどうも駄目そうだ ⇨ The business deal is likely to fail, is not looking promising
☆ 彼は優しそうに見える ⇨ He looks like a sweet guy
☆ 彼女は眠そうだ ⇨ She looks sleepy
☆ 皆忙しそうに働いている ⇨ Everybody is working busily
そうだ [(1)そうだ] [そう] [coll] [peer] meaning: seem rank: 1
☆ あの子は頭が良さそう ⇨ That kid looks smart
☆ 美味しそう！ ⇨ It looks delicious!
More examples:
- お腹が空いて死にそうだ ⇨ I’m so hungry I’m dying
- お腹が減って死にそうだ ⇨ I’m so hungry I’m dying
- あの若い選手は物になりそうだ ⇨ I think that young player is going to be really good
- 彼は偉い学者だそうだ ⇨ I heard he is a respected scholar
- 彼女は毎日化粧になんと一時間も掛けるそうだ ⇨ She spends whopping one hour for makeup every day
- トイレットペーパーの品不足が当分続きそうだ ⇨ The shortage of toilet paper is likely to continue for a while
- このゲームは癖になりそうだ ⇨ This game is very addictive
- とても難しそうだったが、やって見たらそれほどでもなかった ⇨ It has looked very difficult, but when I tried it myself it wasn’t that difficult
- この絵はなんと10億円もするそうだ ⇨ I heard this painting is valued at incredible 10 billion yens
- 彼の親はうるさくて窮屈そうだ ⇨ His parents look strict and suffocating
- 彼は見るからにバカそうだ ⇨ He definitely looks like an idiot. You can tell he is an idiot by the looks
- 彼は見た目は怖そうだが実は優しい ⇨ He looks scary but is actually gentle
- 何か隠された理由がありそうだ ⇨ There seems to be a hidden reason, motive
- 忙しすぎて目が回りそうだ ⇨ I am so busy I almost feel dizzy
- 彼は見るからに性格が悪そうだ ⇨ He really looks like a nasty person