Meaning & usage
そうだ works as a responsive expression in conversation, standing alone to agree with or confirm what the other person said, as in そうだね or そうだよ. It can also follow a plain-form clause to convey an impression, as in 分かってそうだ, where it suggests something appears likely based on what one perceives. The tone is casual, so it fits relaxed spoken Japanese rather than formal writing.
Example sentences 8
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これならいいはず。たぶん。おそらく。そうだといいな。
This should be okay. Probably. Possibly. At least I hope so.
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メアリーがそれをやったって、トムは分かってそうだよ。
It seems Tom knows that Mary did that.
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「今年はホワイトクリスマスになるといいね」「そうだね」
"I hope we have a white Christmas this year." "Yeah."
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「アルジェリア？」「そうだよ」「どんなとこ？」
"Are you in Algeria?" "Yes." "What town?"
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メアリーがそれをしたって、トムは知ってそうだ。
It seems Tom knows that Mary did that.
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トムはスペイン語を話すし、ベティもそうだ。
Tom speaks Spanish, and Betty speaks Spanish, too.
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そうだよ。おまえはその時３ヶ月だったなあ。
Yes, it is. You were three months old then.
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キャロルはよく勉強する。ヘンリーもそうだ。
Carol studies very hard. So does Henry.