~そうだ (hearsay)
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Sentence-final ~そうだ (polite ~そうです) attached to the plain form of a verb, adjective, or copula (だそうだ after nouns/な-adjectives), marking the information as hearsay: 'I hear that,' 'reportedly,' 'they say.' Distinct from the appearance ~そう (attached to the stem), which means 'looks like it will.'