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ella
25 Jul 2014

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What is the difference between そういうこと and そのようなこと ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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mfuji
26 Jul 2014

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If そういうこと is used as a target of illustration, it means same to そのようなこと, "kind of thing" or "things like...".
For example:
浅草とか、上野とか、そのようなところに行きました。（そういうところ can be also used.）

If そういうこと is used as a reply of other's illustration, そういうこと means more strict than そのようなこと.
(see an example of my prior comment.)

In the end, 1. and 2. are almost same.
But する sounds a bot politer than やる.

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mfuji
25 Jul 2014

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そういうこと is more faithfully. It means like "as you said". そのようなこと means like "like you said".
For example:
A: つまり、昨日は行かなかったんですか？
B: そういうことです。(そのようなことです is not used)
A: それで、あなたは家でテレビを見ていたと。
B: そのようなことです。
In this case, B doesn't watched TV strictly, but he might watched something other, such an video on the Internet.

Romaji
souiu koto is more faithfully . It means like " as you said ". sono you na koto means like " like you said ".
For example :
A : tsumari , kinou ha ika nakah! ta n desu ka ？
B : souiu koto desu . ( sono you na koto desu is not used )
A : sore de , anata ha ie de terebi wo mi te i ta to .
B : sono you na koto desu .
In this case , B doesn ' t watched TV strictly , but he might watched something other , such an video on the Internet .
Hiragana
そういう こと is more faithfully . It means like " as you said ". その よう な こと means like " like you said ".
For example :
A : つまり 、 きのう は いか なかっ た ん です か ？
B : そういう こと です 。 ( その よう な こと です is not used )
A : それ で 、 あなた は いえ で てれび を み て い た と 。
B : その よう な こと です 。
In this case , B doesn ' t watched TV strictly , but he might watched something other , such an video on the Internet .
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ella
25 Jul 2014

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what about そういうこと and　そのようなこと in terms of "that kind of thing" or "things like that"?

Example:
1. そういうことをやっている~
2. その様な事をするのが~

what would be the difference here?
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mfuji
26 Jul 2014

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If そういうこと is used as a target of illustration, it means same to そのようなこと, "kind of thing" or "things like...".
For example:
浅草とか、上野とか、そのようなところに行きました。（そういうところ can be also used.）

If そういうこと is used as a reply of other's illustration, そういうこと means more strict than そのようなこと.
(see an example of my prior comment.)

In the end, 1. and 2. are almost same.
But する sounds a bot politer than やる.

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ella
29 Jul 2014

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i think i understand! thank you so much!
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