JLPT N4 Elementary
有りそう
「ありそう」
Seeming likely to exist or occur
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Other forms
ありそう common hiragana spelling
なさそう negative: "seems not to exist"
ありそうにない stronger negative: "unlikely to exist"
Na-adjective
"Seems likely" / "Looks like there is..."
Indicates that something appears probable, plausible, or likely to happen based on observation or context.
Example
この 店 なら 、 探し て いる 本 が あり そう だ 。
It looks like this store probably has the book I'm looking for.
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