Heard about getting along with animals with 〜らしい

Grammar Explanation: Conjecture with 〜らしい

Chino is fascinated by the rabbit at a rival tea shop, but she keeps her distance.

ココア:: 「触(さわ)らないの？」; “You're not going to touch it?”
リゼ:: 「チノはティッピー以外(いがい)の動物(どうぶつ)が懐(なつ)かないらしい」; “It seems that animals other than Tippy don't warm up to Chino.”; Literal: “It seems animals other than Tippy don't get attached to Chino.”

Key Points

1らしい presents the animal problem as reported information

Rize passes on something she has heard or inferred about Chino rather than claiming direct certainty.

2ティッピー以外(いがい)の動物(どうぶつ) sets the exception

以外(いがい) excludes Tippy, so the claim concerns other animals.

3懐(なつ)かない describes animals failing to warm up to Chino

The animals are the grammatical subject. Chino keeps her distance because they do not become friendly with her.

Vocabulary

以外 (Except)

以外(いがい) refers to what lies outside a certain standard or range, or to what remains after excluding specific things.

動物 (Animal)

動物(どうぶつ) refers to any living organism that possesses sensory and motor abilities and relies on other organisms for sustenance. It often refers to mammals, birds, reptiles, and other creatures other than humans.

Heard about getting along with animals with 〜らしい

Key Points

Vocabulary

以外 (Except)

動物 (Animal)

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