Pronoun
Before a verb, sou そう is part of the kou, sou, aa, dou こう, そう, ああ, どう set of adverbial kosoado words.- sou omou
そう思う
To think that way. - sou shita
そうした
To have done that way.
To have done so.
Suffix
- oishi-sou da
美味しそうだ
Seems delicious. - oishii-sou da
美味しいそうだ
I heard it's delicious. - oishi-sou na keeki
美味しそうなケーキ
A cake that seems delicious. - oishi-sou ni taberu
美味しそうに食べる
To eat it in a way it seems delicious. - shini-sou da
死にそうだ
It seems [he] will die. - shinda-sou da
死んだそうだ
I heard [he] died. - genki-sou da
元気そうだ
Seems lively. - genki da-sou da
元気だそうだ
I heard [he] is lively.
Interjection
- sou そう
sou da そうだ
sou desu そうです
sou desu yo そうですよ
sou desu wa そうですわ
sou yo そうよ
sou da ze そうだぜ
sou da zo そうだぞ
sou da mon そうだもん
sou da mono そうだもの
sou de aru そうである
sou de arimasu そうであります
sou de arinsu そうでありんす
sou degozaru そうでござる
sou degozaimasu そうでございます
It's so!
That's right! - sou na そうな
sou ne そうね
sou da na そうだな
sou da ne そうね
sou da mon na そうだもんな
sou da mon ne そうだもんね
Yeah.
You're right.
Isn't it so? - sou ka そうか
sokka そっか
It's so, huh?
I see. - sou ka? そうか?
sou desu ka? そうですか
Is that so? - sou darou そうだろう
sou desho そうでしょ
That's right, isn't it? - sou de arou? そうであろう?
sou deshou ka? そうでしょうか?
Is that right? - sou ka na? そうかな?
sou ka ne? そうかね?
Is that right, I wonder? - sou nanda yo そうなんだよ
sou na no da そうなのだ!
sou na no desu そうなのです
sou na no desu wa そうなのですわ
sou nandesu そうなんです
sou nandesu yo そうなんですよ
Yeah, that's right! - sou da tte そうだって
sou da tte ba そうだってば
sou da tte ba yo そうだってばよ
I'm saying it's so! - sou ni kimatteru! そうに決まってる!
Of course it's so!
In essence this is the same meaning as the pronoun, except it isn't modifying a verb.
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