"I am a woman, you know."
Translation:女ですよ。
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That was my thought as well, that it sounds like a line from a drama or anime.
女ですよ。can hardly be uttered without context, and is a very confusing sentence for beginners.
Depending on the context, 女ですよ。could perhaps be translated into some of these:
男と女でどちらのほうがXか知っていますか？女ですよ。- Do you know which sex is more X? Females. (btw please always be sceptical about the scientificality of statements that follow this format)
ニヤニヤしているから分かります。女ですよ。- I can tell by the smirk. There's a woman he's into.
あなたは女ですか？ー女ですよ。- Are you a woman? -Yes, I am.
If I were to translate "I am a woman, you know." I would take わたしが女だということを分かっていますか。- (literally) Are you aware that I am a woman?
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The animations throw me sometimes. The guy with heavy mustache telling me he's a woman, the little boy telling me he got divorced last month, the grandma telling me she's 17 years old...
If someone said "Weren't you an woman?" or something like this, we may translate "女の人ですよ" as "I am a woman, you know". Without context, we can't just assume the subject is the speaker when it is not provided.
