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I think I know now that the difference between 「。。。食べるそう」 and 「。。。食べそう」is that they mean "it seems that he/she will eat" and "... about to eat" respectively, but my questions are:
1) Does 食べなそう mean "it seems that he/she won't eat" or "... not about to eat"?
2) Does 食べそうにない/食べそうもない mean "it seems that he/she won't eat" or "... not about to eat"?
3) What is the difference in nuance between 食べそうにない and 食べそうもない?
I think I know now that the difference between 「。。。食べるそう」 and 「。。。食べそう」is that they mean "it seems that he/she will eat" and "... about to eat" respectively, but my questions are:
1) Does 食べなそう mean "it seems that he/she won't eat" or "... not about to eat"?
2) Does 食べそうにない/食べそうもない mean "it seems that he/she won't eat" or "... not about to eat"?
3) What is the difference in nuance between 食べそうにない and 食べそうもない?
1) Does 食べなそう mean "it seems that he/she won't eat" or "... not about to eat"?
2) Does 食べそうにない/食べそうもない mean "it seems that he/she won't eat" or "... not about to eat"?
3) What is the difference in nuance between 食べそうにない and 食べそうもない?
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「すぐには食べなそう」
「すぐには食べなさそう」
はnot about eat because it has 「すぐには」.「もう食べなそう」「もう食べなさそう」はwon't eatです。
「食べそうもない」はconclusion after watching what happens
「食べそうにない」はconclusion after thinking what happens
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