JLPT N4 Elementary
そうだ
Means ‘it looks like’, ‘I hear’, or ‘that is right’.
Readings
Other forms
そうです polite
そうだった past
そうでした polite past
1 Expression
That's right. / That is so.
Affirms a statement or confirms that the previous information is correct.
Example
A 明日 の 会議 は ９時 から です よ ね ？
B そう です 。
[A:] Tomorrow's meeting is at 9, right? [B:] That's right.
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2 Auxiliary
It looks like... / It seems...
Describes a guess made primarily based on visual evidence or the feeling that something is imminent.
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3 Auxiliary
I hear... / They say...
Relays objective information obtained from another source without adding personal judgment.
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