〜そうだ（伝聞）
〜そうだ（伝聞） means I hear that; it is said that. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. The hearsay 「〜そうだ」 is used to pass on information heard from someone or received from news, notices, and so on. It does not show the speaker's own guess; it reports what was heard. It usually follows the plain form of a sentence.
Japanese sources describe it as 「聞いた情報を伝える」.
〜そうだ（伝聞） examples
明日は雨だそうです。
I hear it will rain tomorrow.
田中さんは来ないそうです。
I hear Mr. Tanaka is not coming.
〜そうだ（伝聞） exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
ニュースでは、明日は暑い（ ）。
- そうに
- そうです ✓
- そうな
- そうで
The news says it will be hot tomorrow.
先生の話では、テストはない（ ）。
- そうです ✓
- ようです
- みたいです
- はずです
According to the teacher, there will be no test.
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