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"そうです。"
Translation:That's right.
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そうですね。 means a bit different, I understand but not clearly. Someone please explain the difference of the presence of ね in this sentence.
そうですね。(sou desu ne) is used when agreeing with a statement. It can be interpreted as "Let's see, " "Yeah, it is" etc. For example: -何時がいいですか。（nanji ga ii desu ka) (=What time do you want me to come? Lit. -> What time is good?) -> そうですね。。。八時半に来てください (Sou desu ne... Hachiji han ni kite kudasai) (=Let me see... Please come at 8:30)
Wait, so it's just like confirmation?
Like if somebody were to ask you something, and then you said, 'yeah, that's correct'
Is it similar to that?
Right, but it's not looking for the literal translation. It's looking for the realistic translation. For example, you would say "It is 8 o'clock" not "8 time it is."
I like using similar sounding words and phrases. It's like a built-in mnemonic. And it's not like "so it is" is an uncommon phrase. However it might not mean the same thing as the Japanese phrase so I can't be sure it really should be acceoted.
It does mean the same thing though. "that is right" means basically the same thing as "it is so" or "that is so".
It annoys me when they go out of their way to make the translation a more colloquially correct version, when a more literal one still works perfectly and is also a phrase in english. Cause its easier for me to remember "そう" as "so" than to remember "そうです" arbitrarily meaning "that is right"
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I think it's the opposite: Duo would have to go out of their way to accept every possible translation right out of the starting gate.
In general, if you think your translation should be accepted, report it and eventually it will be added to the list of acceptable answers.
"i see" is usually how its used in anime. Also sometimes soudesu ne. Sou desu ka? is like oh really?
こう — like this, in this manner, hereby, thus
そう — like that, in that manner, thereby
ああ — like that over there
どう — like what?, in what manner?, whereby?
そうです is literally "(it) is like that".
Another way of saying そうです is そう(yes/yeah) in short but i think its kind of rude if this is use on strangers
The negative form would be 「そうではありません」/「そうじゃありません」 though it is not used so much (it might be a bit impolite).
Nah, ちがいます is different.
そうじゃない (or any of the alternatives listed by Touhoku) are the actual negative versions of そうです.
It means something like "That isn't it." or "it is not so."
How does ね at the end change this sentence? I've heard そですね used as well.
そうですね。(sou desu ne) is used when agreeing with a statement. It can be interpreted as "Let's see, " "Yeah, it is" etc. For example: -何時がいいですか。（nanji ga ii desu ka) (=What time do you want me to come? Lit. -> What time is good?) -> そうですね。。。八時半に来てください (Sou desu ne... Hachiji han ni kite kudasai) (=Let me see... Please come at 8:30)
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Could this also be "I am right"? I wanted to test, and it was marked incorrect. Is it because it is more literally "it is so", so "I am so" could technically make sense (although i don't think i will ever someone use the word "so" like this)
No, not exactly. The う marks a long vowel sound, extending the そ sound from "so" to "soo".
I've seen in anime that they use "so so!" Instead of saying the whole thing. I wonder if it's appropiate to use irl?
I've noticed in some anime that "yes" or "that's right" is often said as (sa) さ。But I can't find an explanation anywhere. Does anyone know why this is?
Could it be "so it is?" Kinda like a half agreement, or am i being plagued by too much anime?
