14.I.3.3 様子·状態: …そうです [seem like …/ seem like … be going to …]

今年の夏は暑くなりそうです。

This summer is likely to be hot.

今年夏天可能會很熱。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
今年の夏	kotoshi-no-natsu	modifiers	this summer
は	wa	particles	topic marker
暑くなりそうです	atsuku-nari-so—desu	predicate	seems to be hot

This dish looks easy to make, doesn’t it?

這道菜看起來很簡單呢。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この	kono	modifiers	this
料理	ryo-ri	subject	dish
は	wa	particles	topic marker
かんたん	kan-ta-n	modifiers	easy
そう	so	modifiers	seems
です	desu	predicate	is
ね	ne	particles	sentence-ending particle

I think I can make it too.

我也能做。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしにも	watashi-ni-mo	modifiers	also for me
作れそうです	tsukure-so—desu	predicate	seems like can make

There doesn’t seem to be anything just right in this store, so…

由於這家店似乎沒有合適的東西，

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この	kono	modifiers	this
店	mise	subject	shop
には	ni wa	particles	to/at
ちょうどいいの	cho-do-ii-no	modifiers	just right
が	ga	particles	subject marker
なさそうだから	na-sa-so—da-kara	predicate	seems not to have

Let’s go to another store.

讓我們去其他的店吧。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
ほかの店に	hoka-no-mise-ni	modifiers	to another store
行きましょう	iki-masho-u	predicate	let’s go

I am doing various things that seem good for my body.

為了身體健康，我正在嘗試各種好的事情。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
体	karada	subject	body
の	no	particles	possessive marker
ために	tame-ni	modifiers	for the sake of
よさそうな	yo-sa-so—na	modifiers	seems good
こと	koto	subject	thing
を	o	particles	object marker
いろいろ	iroiro	modifiers	various
やっています	ya-t-te-i-masu	predicate	doing

I didn’t study much, so,

由於沒有怎麼學習，

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
あまり	amari	-	not much
勉強しなかったので、	benkyou shinakatta node,	-	because (I) didn’t study much,

I don’t seem to be able to get a good score on today’s exam.

今天的考試似乎無法取得好成績。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
今日の	kyou no	modifiers	today’s
試験では	shiken de wa	-	in the test
いい点数を	ii tensuu o	subject	a good score (direct object marker)
取れそうも	toresou mo	modifiers	seem like (can)
ありません。	arimasen.	predicate	(It) isn’t (possible).