今にも〜そうだ (ima ni mo ~sou da) — any moment now
"Looks like it'll rain any second" — the sign that it's about to happen.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- 「今にも〜そうだ」says something looks about to happen this very moment: 「今にも雨が降りそうだ」= it looks like it'll rain any second.
- 今にも tends toward worrying things: 泣きそう, 倒れそう, 落ちそう.
Versus what you know
N4Adding 「今にも」to 「〜そうだ」(looks like) stresses "right now" — a fixed pair, and そうだ is required.
Watch out
「今に」without も is different — "one day, before long": 「今に分かる」= you'll understand some day.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
今にも雨が降りそうだ。
いまにもあめがふりそうだ。
It looks like it'll rain any second.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 降ります → drop ます: 降り → そうだ → 今にも in front → stresses 'right this moment'.
彼は今にも泣きそうな顔をしていた。
かれはいまにもなきそうなかおをしていた。
He looked like he was about to cry.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 泣き → そうな (before a noun) → 今にも in front.
古い橋が、今にも落ちそうだ。
ふるいはしが、いまにもおちそうだ。
The old bridge looks about to collapse.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 落ち → そうだ → 今にも → something worrying.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「今にも、倒れ＿。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: The partner of 今にも.
今にも + ます-stem + そうだ.
How do 「今に」and 「今にも」differ?
💡 Hint: 「今に分かる」
今に = one day; 今にも = right now.
What kind of thing does 「今にも〜そうだ」usually describe?
💡 Hint: 泣きそう, 倒れそう.
Mostly worrying things.
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