推量・伝聞N4

〜らしい

apparently... / seems... / -like

Structure

V/い形容詞(普通形) + らしい;N + らしい

Explanation

Two uses: ① Hearsay/inference: attached to plain verb/adjective forms or nouns, indicating a judgment based on reported information or objective evidence, "apparently..."; ② Typical traits: attached to a noun, meaning "having the typical qualities of...", e.g. 男らしい, 春らしい. Conjugates like an い-adjective.

Examples

田中さんは今日は会社を休むらしいです。

Apparently Tanaka is taking the day off from work today.

春らしい暖かい日が続いています。

Warm, spring-like days continue.

Note

らしい (hearsay) cannot be used for things the speaker personally experienced. Similar to そうだ (hearsay), but らしい carries more nuance of inference.

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