A Friday forecast changes the conversation. Follow a reported forecast and an if-clause to work out which part of Saturday is still undecided.
Take this lesson one step at a time. Try each quick check before revealing its answer, then take the quiz. Add vocabulary and grammar to your reviews to practise them over time.
On Friday evening, Yuki calls Ken after hearing the forecast.
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No. The cinema is their rainy-day option. Ken still wants to go to the park if it clears up, and Yuki suggests deciding in the morning.
V-plain / い-adj / な-adj + だ / N + だ + そうだ
Passes on information heard or read from another source, rather than an impression from immediate signs. It attaches to the *plain* form, unlike the looks-like そうだ. The speaker may still have an opinion about the news. Compare: 雨が降るそうです (I hear it'll rain) versus 雨が降りそうです (it looks like rain).
More examples: 〜そうだ（伝聞）Plain past form + ら · 降ったら · 安かったら · 静かだったら · 雨だったら
Use たら for a condition ("if") or a point after which something happens ("when" or "once"). The following clause can be a suggestion or request. Build it with the plain past form plus ら. In 雨が降ったら、行きません, the rain is a future possibility. In 駅に着いたら、電話してください, arriving is the cue to call.
More examples: 〜たらI hear that ~
The sentences below are extra reading and may use later grammar. Sentence questions in the quiz use the dialogue above.
One bar above the large person (大) — the heavens overhead.
Energy swirling around buried treasure — your spirit.
A window with four drops on the glass — rain.
weather forecast · てんきよほう