～そうです (hearsay)
Report information you heard elsewhere
You'll be able to pass on information from another person or source without claiming it as your own observation.
ニュースによると、山に雪が降ったそうです。
nyuusu ni yoru to, yama ni yuki ga futta sou desu.
What do you think this sentence means?
According to the news, snow has fallen on the mountains.
Pass on information from a source
Hearsay ～そうです reports information learned from someone or something else. It does not directly judge how something looks. A source such as a forecast may be stated with ～によると.
この店はおいしいそうです。
kono mise wa oishii sou desu.
I hear the food at this shop is delicious.
Form and use ～そうです (hearsay)
Keep the full plain form: 降るそうです, おいしいそうです, 元気だそうです. Tense and negation stay inside the reported clause. Unlike appearance そう, do not remove adjective い or use a verb stem.
この店はおいしいそうです。
kono mise wa oishii sou desu.
I hear the food at this shop is delicious.
先生は今日来ないそうです。
sensei wa kyou konai sou desu.
I hear the teacher is not coming today.
天気予報によると、明日は雪だそうです。
tenki yohou ni yoru to, ashita wa yuki da sou desu.
According to the weather forecast, it's going to snow tomorrow.
ニュースによると、来月からこの道で工事があるそうです。
nyuusu ni yoru to, raigetsu kara kono michi de kouji ga aru sou desu.
According to the news, there will be construction on this road from next month.
田中さんの話では、来週の会議は中止だそうです。
tanaka-san no hanashi de wa, raishuu no kaigi wa chuushi da sou desu.
According to Tanaka-san, next week's meeting is canceled.
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