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〜らしいです (~rashii desu) — Apparently / seems like

Saying something you picked up somewhere but are not sure about — "apparently".

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

V / い-adj plain form attach directly
な-adj / N だ drops
らしいです apparently

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

「〜らしいです」also reports something you heard, but with less commitment than そうです — the source is further away, it feels like word going around, and the speaker takes no responsibility for it. How to attach it: put らしいです straight onto the plain form of a verb or an い-adjective (やめる → やめるらしいです, 高い → 高いらしいです). With な-adjectives and nouns the だ drops (元気だ → 元気らしいです, 病気だ → 病気らしいです). It has a second job too: noun + らしい means "having the real qualities of that thing" — 春らしい 天気 (properly spring-like weather), 男らしい 人. It is not in Minna no Nihongo at all, but Japanese people use it every day. Which to pick? Use そうです when you know the source and are passing it on as it came; use らしいです when you are not sure where you heard it and it is more like word going around.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

山田さんは 会社をやめるらしいです

山田さんは 会社を やめるらしいです。

yamada-san wa kaisha o yameru rashii desu.

Apparently Yamada is going to quit the company.

あの レストランは高いらしいですよ

あの レストランは 高いらしいですよ。

ano resutoran wa takai rashii desu yo.

That restaurant is apparently expensive, you know.

今日はらしい天気ですね

今日は 春らしい 天気ですね。

kyou wa haru rashii tenki desu ne.

Today the weather is properly spring-like, isn't it.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Which is correct for 「元気だ」+ らしいです?

💡 Hint: The だ of a な-adjective does not stay before らしい.

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