ไผ่ใฎใใใใงใ
Denbun no ~sou desu
I heard that...
๐ธ Reporting Information / Hearsay ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Nyuusu ni yoru to, ashita wa ooame ga furu sou desu.
According to the news, I heard it will rain heavily tomorrow.
Sou desu ka. Tanaka-san mo ashita wa kesseki suru sou desu yo.
I see. I heard Mr. Tanaka will also be absent tomorrow.
Kare wa kaze o hiita sou desu ne.
I heard he caught a cold, right?
Ee. Okusan no hanashi de wa, netsu mo takai sou desu.
Yes. According to his wife, I heard he has a high fever too.
Sore wa taihen desu ne. Saikin, infuruenza ga hayatte iru sou desu.
That's tough. I heard the flu has been going around lately.
Raishuu no kaigi wa enki ni naru sou desu yo.
I heard next week's meeting will be postponed.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
Plain Form + sou desu
I heard that [A].
- Pattern: [Plain Form] ใใใงใใ
- Meaning: Reporting information heard from another source.
Satou-san wa kaisha o yameru sou desu.
I heard Mr. Sato is quitting the company.
Ano mise wa oishii sou desu.
I heard that shop is delicious.
๐ Explanation
The expression ใใใใงใ is used to convey information you have gathered from another source, such as the news, a person, or a book.
Unlike the 'looks like' usage of 'sou desu', this hearsay version always follows the Plain Form (Dictionary Form, Ta-form, etc.).
To specify the source of information, you often use the phrase ใใใซใใใจใ (according to...).
Ashita wa ame ga furu sou desu.
= 'I heard it will rain tomorrow.'
Kare wa isha da sou desu.
= 'I heard he is a doctor.'
๐ Quiz
Which sentence correctly means 'I heard that Mr. Tanaka is busy'?