【JLPT N4 Grammar】〜そうです(~soudesu):I heard

Explanation:〜そうです(I heard)

Meaning
"I heard"

Used to report information you have heard from someone else, rather than experienced directly. It’s often translated as "I heard that…" or "They say that…". This grammar is helpful for conveying secondhand information, and it keeps the tone somewhat neutral since the speaker is simply passing on what they heard.

Form
V(Plain form)+ そうです
イA(Plain form) + そうです
ナA(Plain form) + そうです
N(Plain form)+ そうです

Points

  1. Conveying Secondhand Information: Used to communicate something heard from others, similar to "apparently" or "I heard that…" in English.
  2. Neutral Tone: The speaker isn’t confirming the information; they are only relaying it.

JLPT Level
N4


Sample sentenes

1. V(Plain form)+ そうです

マークさんは 学校がっこうを 卒業そつぎょうしたら、くにへ かえそうです
I heard that Mark will go back to his country after he graduates from school.

天気予報てんきよほうによると、来週らいしゅう、 台風たいふうが そうです
According to the weather forecast, the typhoon will come next week.

ジョンさんの くにでは、18さいになったら タバコが えるそうです
I heard that People can smoke when they become 18 years old in Johns country.

もうすぐ、わたしの くににも 地下鉄ちかてつが できるそうです
I heard that a subway will be made in my country soon.

2. イA(Plain form) + そうです

いま、 韓国かんこくは あつそうです
I heard that Korea is hot now.

この 映画えいがは おもしろいそうです
I heard that this movie is interesting.

3. ナA(Plain form) + そうです

アンナさんは 土曜日どようびひまそうだよ映画えいがに さそってみたらどう?
I heard that Anna is free on Saturday. Why dont you invite her to watch a movie?

トムさんは 日本にほんの 映画えいがが きだそうです
I heard that Tom likes Japanese movies.

4. N(Plain form)+ そうです

もうすぐ、リンさんの 誕生日たんじょうびそうです
I heard that Lins birthday is soon.

リンさんは 6人家族かぞくそうです
I heard that Lin belongs to a family of 6.

Vocabulary

Japanese English
そつぎょうする to graduate
てんきよほう weather forecast
たいふう typhoon
ちかてつ subway
さそう to invite
たんじょうぶ birthday

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