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Can "sou desu ne" be used to agree or is it a way of saying "oh really"/"is that so"...or is it both?
Can "sou desu ne" be used to agree or is it a way of saying "oh really"/"is that so"...or is it both?
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"sou desu ne" be used to agree, but we don't use it for a way of saying "oh really".
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"agree" is most similar.
And you can say when you think something.
Nnn... sooo desu neee
( in low voice)
I'm not idea about "oh really".
You meant "sou desu ka?" → is that so?
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