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yeah yeah, that's right, exactly
Used in conversation to express strong agreement or to confirm what someone has said. Often signals that the speaker has just remembered or recognized something.
そうそう is a casual conversational interjection with two main functions.
FUNCTION 1 — AGREEMENT:
Enthusiastically confirms what someone just said, stronger than a single そう. Often used while nodding along in conversation.
FUNCTION 2 — RECOLLECTION:
Introduces something the speaker just remembered, similar to "oh right" or "that reminds me."
Similar words
- そうだね: agreement (neutral)
- そうですね: agreement (polite)
- そういえば: speaking of which, come to think of it
- あ、そうだ: oh, that's right (sudden recollection)
Register
Casual/informal. The repetition of そう adds emphasis and friendliness. In polite or formal conversation, そうですね is preferred. Very common in spoken Japanese but rarely appears in formal writing.