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    ようだ / だろう / らしい / そうだ

    7 Mar 2014

    |

    Tomoki Moriyama

    Those four expressions indicate conjecture, but many people do not have a clear idea of the differences betweem them.

     

    「ようだ」 is an expression  which is usually based on what the speaker see or saw. The expression involves the speaker's reasoning precess based on firsthand, reliable information and his knowledge. So it's subjective, and also the degree of certainty is the highest of the four expressions compared here.

    例) 彼はシンガポールを去って、香港で働くようだ。もうビザは申請したと言っていた。

     

    「だろう」expresses the speakers' conjecture and is often used for uncertain matters like weather.

    例) 明日は雨が降るだろう。

     

    「らしい」 is generally used when the speaker make a conjecture based on some information which he has heard, read, or seen. What he has heard is especially important and this expression is used when the conjecture is based on more reliable information. Compared with「そうだ」, this expression is  more objective and the speaker is less interested in the matter he is talking about.

    例) 彼は今新しい家を探しているらしい。

     

    「そうだ」 Although this expression is based on what the speaker sees or feels, it is merely his guess and degree of certainty in his statement is fairly low.

    例) 彼女は恋人と別れたそうだ。

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