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I heard that A; it seems like A; it appears that A
  1. I heard that A; it seems like A; it appears that A
  2. Just like A; typical of A
昨日きのう、 彼かれと 喧けん嘩か為した ら し い ね 。 
It seems that he got into a fight with him yesterday.
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キ ャ ロ ル と ウィル は 別 れ ち ゃ っ た ら し い よ 。 
I heard that Carol and Will have split up.
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彼 ら は 喧 嘩 を 為 た ら し い 。 
It seems that they had a fight.
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彼 は 病 気 ら し い 。 
He seems ill.
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彼 は 大 変 眠 い ら し い 。 
He seems to be very sleepy.
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彼 は 新 し い コ ン ピ ュ ー タ ー を 買 っ た ら し い 。 
I heard that he bought a new computer.
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今日 の 天 気 予 報 によると 明日 は 晴 れ ら し い 。 
Today's weather forecast says that it is likely to be fine tomorrow.
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Aい adjective
 
Aな adjective
 
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らしい
Basic Examples:
彼処に変な人が居るらしい (I hear there are strange people there)

彼は賢いらしい (I hear he's a smart one)

此処では彼の猫は有名らしい (That cat seems to be famous here)

彼は本当らしいよ (Well it appears to be true)

Related Expressions
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Grammar usage notes

It seems like ようだ requires the use of の when used with a noun, while らしい does not.
Similarly, な adjectives need the な for ようだ, but aren't needed when using らしい.
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ライアンでいい
Level: 1189
らしい is similar to そう だ. However, らしい is used when the source of the information you heard is not reliable or if you include your own opinion. In other words, そうだ is more direct from the source and more reliable. (from Quartet I)
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スーンです
Level: 382

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Just like A; typical of A
  1. I heard that A; it seems like A; it appears that A
  2. Just like A; typical of A
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男 ら し い と 言 え ば 、 矢 っ 張 り 褌 で し ょ う ! 
When you say 'manly', a sumo wrestler's loin cloth comes to mind.
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がに 股 で 歩 か な い で 。 も っ と 女 の 子 ら し く 為 て よ 。 
Don't walk bowlegged. Be more feminine.
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其 の 意 見 は 如何 に も 彼 ら し い 。 
The idea is typical of him.
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自 分 の こと を 考 え る 前 に 人 の こと を 考 え る の は 正 に 彼 女 ら し い 。 
It is just like her to think of others before thinking of herself.
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あ ん な に 怒 る なんて 彼 ら し く な い 。 
It's unlike him to get so angry.
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め っ き り 春 ら し く 成 っ た 。 
It became quite spring-like.
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Construction
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ANoun
らしい 
Basic Examples:
夏らしい (typical of summer)

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Grammar usage notes

with らしい you can't say something is like something it's not (for example a girl can't be 男らしい); it has to be something that exemplifies what it is.
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mysticfive
Level: 2449
~のイメージとだいたい同じだ、イメージと違う
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リンク・リンク
Level: 1524
※ Differences between similar grammar

1。 みたい (カジュアル) and ようだ (フォーマル)

実際に___ではないが___に似ている。

2。 らしい

実際に___であり___の特徴が強く表れている。

3。 っぽい

実際に___ではないが___の感じがする。印象です!
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猛眼
Level: 1656

Questions/Discussion

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宮本勝利
Level: 1
This structure already appears with a different usage here: http://new.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/individual&id=129

Maybe they could be merged together?
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Combined!
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17 years ago
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無風
Level: 3
So, just to be sure, can this grammar be used with a noun which has been modified by an adjective? Like 'sad person' for example?
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Pretty sure! (笑)
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17 years ago
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無風
Level: 3
Don't laugh =(
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17 years ago
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(deleted user)
Level: 1
Can someone explain what makes this different from "っぽい"? From what I'm understanding, they are kind of interchangeable. Is that wrong?
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
They are similar, but one of the main differences it that らしい is based on conjecture: based on information you've gathered previously. っぽい can be something you say as soon as you see it.

Also, っぽい also has a lot of uses that just can't be used with らしい. I tend to think of when it's translated as "-ish", like blackish くろっぽい - this isn't something you'd say with らしい: it's a visual observation, not something that you'd say after considering other evidence/information.
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17 years ago
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(deleted user)
Level: 1
I don't think I completely understand but I'll go through all the sentences a few more times to try and get a better understanding. Thanks!
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Sorry about that! I'm pushing over the next couple of months to increase the number of model sentences, as they are sorely lacking in a number of places.
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16 years ago
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Level: 1
ありがとうございます :)
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15 years ago
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テリフン
Level: 1
Sorry to bring up a 3 year old discussion, but with らしい and っぽい... I usually hear people using っぽい when decribing something as being typical of what it is. 男子っぽい, 赤ちゃんっぽい, etc. So, this would be used for imediate reactions to something you see, rather than something that is typical all the time, such as 冬らしい, 先生らしい. These are based on the general concensus of what winter and teachers are usually like. From this, I kind of assumed っぽい was a way of saying something is a lot like something else. (男子っぽい: Boyish, 赤ちゃんっぽい: Like a baby.) I also assumed that you could use っぽい to describe something as being like something it is obviously not, like calling a girl 男子っぽい. Is this interpretation of mine correct?
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14 years ago
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There was some recent discussion somewhat related to this on the grammar page for っぽい: http://new.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/individual&id=292 Edit: Also, I should add that I always saw らしい as being similar to the English expression, "That's SO like her!" (it works better if you imagine a Valley girl saying it) Or: "He's late again. That's not like him at all."
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