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It’s a place where you can Yasumu koto ga dekisō na tokoro

rest. desu.
It’s a place where it looks as
if you could rest.

Kono baggu wa Kono baggu wa

takai desu. takasō desu.

This bag is expensive. This bag looks expensive.

Genki na kodomo Genki sō na

desu. kodomo desu.

He’s a lively child. He’s a lively-looking child.

To adjectives ii ‘good’ and nai ‘not exist,’ add -sasō instead

of just -sō, as in yo-sasō ‘looking as if it were good’ and na-

sasō ‘looking as if it were non-existent.’

Simple Statement Looking As If

Sono sakana wa ii Sono sakana wa

desu. yosasō desu.

That fish is good. That fish looks as if it’s good.