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Sabin Figaro
What does なさそう mean?
なさ+そう 意味はまったく分かりません。教えてください。(ありがとう!)
2008년 10월 20일 오전 5:58
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ない (or 無い) generally means there isn't or something does not exist (first meaning). e.g. お金がない。 (there isn't any money). Also, it negates a verb or an adjective (second meaning) (いく="to go" but いかない="to not to go". (you cannot say いくない。It has to be conjugated). あかい = red. あかくない = not red.
そう generally means "it seems." E.g. おいしい=delicious. おいしそう=it seems delicious.
So considering above, I'll give some examples:
お金がなさそう = There doesn't seem to be any money. (The first meaning of 無い)
おいしくなさそう = it does not seem delicious. (the second meaning)
天気よくなさそう = the weather does not seem good (the second meaning)
それは正しくなさそう = That does not seem correct (the second meaning).
Note that "it seems", in this context, is the process of guessing.
I hope it helps.
2008년 10월 20일
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The closest English term to なさそう is "unlikely".
2008년 10월 20일
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it seems to be nothing. それはなさそうだ。(それは無さそうだ)
2008년 10월 20일
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