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Grammar detail: そう

そう - seems that, looks like
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verb stem
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そう
means
seems to be about to ~
For example:
かれ
彼
らはこんなに
おそ
遅
い
じこく
時刻
に
き
来
そうもない。
They are hardly likely to come at this late hour.
そろそろ
えいが
映画
が
はじ
始
まりそうですね。
It looks like the movie's about to start.
い adjective minus the い
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そう
means
looks ~
For example:
わたし
私
には
かれ
彼
がとても
かしこ
賢
そうに
おも
思
われた。
It appeared to me that he was very intelligent.
When used with a negative form, the い is replaced with さ to form 〜さそう. So for example, ない (not) ➜ なさそう (seems not), 行かない (not going) ➜ 行かなさそう (seems to be not going), 来ない (not coming) ➜ 来なさそう (seems to be not coming) etc.
かのじょ
彼女
は
かんしん
関心
がなさそうな
ようす
様子
だった。
She didn't seem interested.
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Kanji used in this grammar

行
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆく    いく to go   おこなう to take place   
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来
ライ   くる to come   きたる to be forthcoming   きたす to induce   
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彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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遅
チ   おそい late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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刻
コク   chisel; time   きざむ to chisel, engrave   
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映
エイ   はえる to shine   うつる to be reflected   うつす to reflect, project   
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画
ガ   カク   draw
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始
シ   はじめる to begin, to start (something)   はじまる to begin, to commence   
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私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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賢
ケン   かしこい wise   
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思
シ   おもう to think   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
関
カン   せき barrier   かかわる to be connected   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
様
ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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子
シ   ス   こ child   
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