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25 Dec 2017
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What is the difference between そうか and そうですね and なるほど ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between そうか and そうですね and なるほど ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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25 Dec 2017
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そうか ,なるほど=casual
そうですね=formal
If you talk with your friends, you can use そうか, そっかぁorなるほど.
but when you talk with a stranger or older person, you need to use そうですね。
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- English (US)
Sou desu ne. When ne is used with a rising intonation it is used to get a reply from the user. Here it would mean 'is that so?' or 'is it so'
When the ne is used with a falling intonation it is used as a mere statement. 'I see' or something of the sort.
- English (US)
Souka is the short form of sou desu ka which means 'is that so'
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- Japanese
そうか ,なるほど=casual
そうですね=formal
If you talk with your friends, you can use そうか, そっかぁorなるほど.
but when you talk with a stranger or older person, you need to use そうですね。
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