〜らしい〔せいしつ〕 (~rashii) — typical of / -like
Not N4's hearsay — the らしい of "manly", "spring-like": having the typical qualities.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- Attached straight to a noun, 「〜らしい」means something else — "having the typical qualities of": 「男らしい」= manly, 「春らしい天気」= spring-like weather, 「学生らしい服」= clothes befitting a student.
- 「自分らしく」= in your own way.
How to attach
Once formed, it behaves like an い-adjective.
Versus what you know
- N4You learned 「〜らしい」at N4 as hearsay.
- N3It differs from Lesson 5's 「〜っぽい」— っぽい = "looks like it but isn't" (子どもっぽい = childish, negative), らしい = "is one and shows its qualities" (子どもらしい = childlike, positive).
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
今日は春らしい天気だ。
きょうははるらしいてんきだ。
Today's weather is just like spring.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 春 is a noun → らしい straight after it → like an adjective before a noun → it means 'having the exact qualities of spring'.
彼は男らしくて、たよりになる。
かれはおとこらしくて、たよりになる。
He's manly and dependable.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 男 → らしい → て-form らしくて → just like an い-adj.
自分らしく生きたい。
じぶんらしくいきたい。
I want to live in my own way.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 自分 → らしい → the adverb form らしく.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「学生＿服を着なさい。」— "befitting a student"?
💡 Hint: The らしい of quality.
N + らしい = having its typical qualities.
How do 「子どもらしい」and 「子どもっぽい」differ?
💡 Hint: Which is praise?
らしい = positive (childlike); っぽい = negative (childish).
How does it differ from N4's 「らしい」?
💡 Hint: Hearsay or quality?
N4 = hearsay; this = typical quality.
Your score: /3