JLPT N5 Beginner
そうですね
Indicates agreement, serves as a thinking filler, or acts as a polite softener before a disagreement.
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1 Phrase / Interjection
That's right" / "I agree
Confirms agreement with the speaker’s statement or observation in a polite context.
Example
A 今日 は 少し 寒い です ね 。
B 本当 に 、 そう です ね 。
A: It's a little cold today, isn't it? B: It really is.
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2 Phrase / Interjection
Hmm..." / "Let me see...
Serves as a polite filler phrase to bridge silence while thinking of an answer.
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3 Phrase / Interjection
Well..." / Softening a disagreement
Validates a statement initially to soften the blow of a subsequent disagreement or refusal.
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