Do I have to use そうもありません for verbs (predictions) and そうじゃありません for adjectives (judgements)?
×雨が降りそうじゃありません
×この寿司はおいしそうもありません。
○雨が降りそうもありません。
○この寿司はおいしそうじゃありません。
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Hello,
As a native speaker, I'm gonna answer your question.
These 4 sentences are all correct.
losing polite form
そうじゃありません →そうでない
「〜そう」expresses predictions, 「でない」expresses negative judgements.
そうもありません→そうもない=そうでもない
「〜そう」expresses predictions, 「でない」expresses negative judgements.「も」emphasizes negative judgements
*I add 「で」because it is just dropped out (elision) and it is easy to clarify the difference.
Also it doesn't matter which verb or adjective come before そうもありません、そうじゃありません。
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