TAKOBOTO

I hear that
I hear it's going to snow.

てんきよほうをきいてたらゆきがふるそうです。

When I listened to the weather forcast they reckoned it's going to snow.

でんわしたらかれはいないそうです。

Upon phoning, I was told that he wasn't there.

かれはいないのですかときいたらそうだといわれました。

When I asked if he was not there, I was told that it was so.

そうですか！

Is that so!

なんでそうやねん

Why so?

そうだといったんだよ！

I said it was so! (that way)

see [looks/seems/heard-group] for similar examples

dc

There are two connotations to sou
note the difference in verb ending

[sou] they say/i heard
雨が降るそうです
fur<b>u</b>-sou
iku-sou
omoshiroi-sou
genki-da sou

[sou-2] looks like/seems
雨が降りそうです
fur<b>i</b>-sou
omoshiro-sou
genki-sou

dc

I don't like that example. I should have looked a little longer and got a better one. ^^v

Amatuka

Formed by [V-ru] + sou.

Amatuka