〜そうな
〜そうな means seeming; likely to (modifying a noun). It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. 「〜そうな」 is used when something looks a certain way or seems likely from what you can see. It comes before a noun and describes that noun's appearance or condition. Be careful that 「いい」 and 「ない」 become 「よさそうな」 and 「なさそうな」.
Japanese sources describe it as 「〜のように見える・〜しそうな名詞修飾」.
〜そうな examples
おいしそうなケーキですね。
That is a delicious-looking cake.
雨が降りそうな空です。
It is a sky that looks like it will rain.
〜そうな exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
これは（ ）ケーキです。
- おいしそうな ✓
- おいしそうに
- おいしいそうだ
- おいしくて
This is a delicious-looking cake.
あの人は（ ）人です。
- やさしそうに
- やさしそうな ✓
- やさしいそうだ
- やさしく
That person seems kind.
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