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らしい
Meanings
Aux. adjective
1. seeming ...; appearing ...
expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay
Adjective (い)
Suffix
2. -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...
after a noun, adverb or adj. stem
Pitch accent
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Examples (64 in total)
The secret seems to have leaked out.
He seems unable to swim.
It seemed that the bus had been late.
He seems to have told a lie.
It seems that Jack is sick.
I seem to have caught a cold.
It appears that he is mistaken.
Looks like another nice day.
She seems OK now.
The story seems to be true.
It's unlike him to get so angry.
The dog seems to have been sick.
There appears to have been an accident.
I seem to have lost my purse.
I'm afraid I have taken a wrong train.
It looks like the flight was delayed.
He seems to live in Britain.
The boy and the girl seem to know each other.
It seems that Wataru devoted himself to his studies.
It seems that the news was false.
It appears that he is honest.
His manners are not those of a gentleman.
He seems to have been sick last week.
George seems a good boy.
He seems to have been poor when he was young.
It seems that the diamond is real.
They don't seem to be Americans.
Ms. Brown seems to be an actress.
It's getting quite springlike.
She seems to have been beautiful in her young days.
It seems that Cathy likes music.
It seems that Tom used to be a great athlete.
It seems that he was a great athlete.
It seems that he likes collecting stamps.
He seems very busy. I can't come into contact with him.
It seems no one is there because the lights are off.
This is apparently a good sentence.
Hey, the new recruit this time seems really cute.
I heard that he bought a new computer.
There seems to be something wrong with our telephone.
I've heard that Mary wants a divorce.
It seems that my little sister got her wallet stolen at school.
Apparently, Tom kissed Mary.
Why don't you try to behave like a gentleman?
It looks like the temperature is going to drop tonight, so be careful not to catch a cold.
Jimmy, breakfast is ready. Come downstairs.
The rumor is that they're going to Australia.
Apparently he stepped on a landmine.
It seemed that they were interested in tropical fish.
She seems to be fond of talking about herself.
It appears that my mother knows the fact.
She seems to have no interest in soccer.
It seems that there are people in Japan who keep penguins as pets.
According to the newspaper, he will be here today.
He liked Ann, but his parents didn't.
I seem to have left my umbrella on the train.
I heard that the new English teacher is a handsome guy who looks like Tom Cruise.
Like a gentleman, he rose and offered her his seat.
Human beings seem to find it difficult to give up their old habits.
It seems that the purpose of his study abroad was to improve his ability to speak English.
I hear there are a lot of foxes around here, but I seldom see any.
Among wild ducks, it seems there are homosexual necrophiliacs.
That's very natural-sounding Japanese.
At a glance, Mr. Tanaka looks young, but they say he's actually rather old.