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らしい

Quick Info
1. Just like A, typical of A
2. I heard that A, it seems like A, it appears that A
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Meaning
Just like A, typical of A
JLPT: N4 | 'Sentence Endings':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related: none

Usage
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Construction
NounA+らしい　
Example:
夏らしい (typical of summer)


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    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.
    Written by mysticfive 3+ years ago



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「男らしいといえば、やっぱり褌でしょう！」
When you say 'manly', a sumo wrestler's loin cloth comes to mind.
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「蟹股で歩かないで。もっと女の子らしくしてよ。」
Don't walk bowlegged. Be more feminine.
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「その意見はいかにも彼らしい。」
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 other before thinking of herself.
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彼女のスカートはいかにも山ガールらしい
Her skirt is typical of yamagirls.
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Meaning
I heard that A, it seems like A, it appears that A
JLPT: N4 | 'Sentence Endings':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related: そうだ (similar)

Usage
Models (5)
User sentences (63)
Construction
い adjectiveA+らしい
Example:
彼は賢いらしい (I hear he's a smart one)

な adjectiveA+らしい
Example:
ここではあの猫は有名らしい (That cat seems to be famous here)

NounA+らしい
Example:
あれは本当らしいよ (Well it appears to be true)

Verb: CasualA+らしい
Example:
あそこに変な人がいるらしい (I hear there are strange people there)


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「キャロルとウィルは分かれちゃったらしいよ。」
I heard that Carol and Will have split up.
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「あれらは喧嘩をしたらしい。」
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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宮本勝利
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This structure already appears with a different usage here: http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/individual&id=129

Maybe they could be merged together?
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Combined!
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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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Pretty sure! (笑)
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Don't laugh =(
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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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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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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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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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ありがとうございます　：）
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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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