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この ジャム は 高そう に 見えます が、 駅 前 の スーパー で 安く 買いました。kono jamu wa takasou ni miemasu ga, eki mae no suupaa de yasuku kaimashita.
Meaning
This jam looks expensive, but I bought it cheaply at the supermarket in front of the station.
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Breakdown of kono jamu wa takasou ni miemasu ga, eki mae no suupaa de yasuku kaimashita.
はwa
topic particle
高いtakai
expensive
のno
possessive case particle
でde
location particle
Questions & Answers about kono jamu wa takasou ni miemasu ga, eki mae no suupaa de yasuku kaimashita.
What does 高そう mean here, and how is it different from 高い?
高そう means looks expensive or seems expensive.
It comes from the adjective 高い (expensive / high) plus そう, which is used to express appearance based on what something seems like.
- 高い = it is expensive
- 高そう = it looks expensive
So the speaker is not directly stating that the jam actually is expensive. They are saying it gives that impression.
Why does 高い become 高そう instead of 高いそう?
With い-adjectives, you remove the final い and add そう:
- 高い → 高そう
- おいしい → おいしそう
- 安い → 安そう
So 高いそう is not the normal form for this pattern.
Be careful: there is also another そう meaning I heard that..., but that is a different grammar pattern.
- 高そう = looks expensive
- 高いそうです = I heard it is expensive
Why is there a に in 高そうに見えます?
