Grammar
〜らしい
What does this structure do?Indicates assumption based on information or typical characteristic, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means apparently or typical of
Variations of this structure〜らしい · 〜らしいです · 〜らしく · 〜らしさ
Sentence
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N3
彼の話によると来週から新しい制度が始まるらしい
Kare no hanashi ni yoru to raishuu kara atarashii seido ga hajimaru rashii
According to him new system starts next week
N3
天気予報によると明日は雨が降るらしい
Tenki yohou ni yoru to ashita wa ame ga furu rashii
According to the weather forecast it seems it will rain tomorrow
N4
彼は有名な人らしいです。
Kare wa yuumei na hito rashii desu.
Apparently he is a famous person.
N4
今日は忙しいらしいです。
Kyou wa isogashii rashii desu.
Apparently today is busy.
N4
その話は本当らしいけどまだ確認していない
Sono hanashi wa hontou rashii kedo mada kakunin shite inai
That story seems true but I have not confirmed yet
N4
この漢字は形が似ているから、よく間違えられるらしい
Kono kanji wa katachi ga nite iru kara, yoku machigaerareru rashii
Apparently this kanji is often mistaken because the shape is similar
N4
日本語らしい表現を覚えるには、たくさん例文を読むのが大切だと思う
Nihongo rashii hyougen o oboeru ni wa, takusan reibun o yomu no ga taisetsu da to omou
To learn Japanese-like expressions, I think reading many example sentences is important
N4
先生の説明によるとこの問題はそれほど難しくないらしい
Sensei no setsumei ni yoru to kono mondai wa sore hodo muzukashikunai rashii
According to the teacher this problem is not very difficult