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11-21-2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by PaulK View Post
Hi,

Can someone explain the difference between so desu as appearnce and hearsay?
It's actually different constructions.

Appearance:
雨が降りそうだ。It looks like it's going to rain.
Hearsay:
雨が降るそうだ。I heard it's going to rain.

Now the link given to you by yuriyuri explains it more in depth. I just wanted to point out that they are different constructions, so you should get it into your head ASAP that they are not related.

It's sort of how 市 and 死 sound the same but are different things.
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