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〜そうだ(様子)
Stem + そうだ = "looks like ~" — the sky looks like it's about to rain.
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Practice 〜そうだ(様子) →Appearance-そうだ takes the stem (降りそう, おいしそう). Don't confuse with hearsay-そうだ which uses the plain form (降るそうだ = "I hear it will rain").
空が暗くなってきました。雨が降り___です。
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