それは 〜 (sore wa ~) — As for that, it is ~
The way to pick up what the other person just said and react to it.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
It shows you are listening, so it is very useful at work and with a friend who is unwell.
Meaning
- Here それ does not point at an object you can touch — it points at what the other person just said.
- は makes that the topic of your sentence, and your reaction follows.
- ね usually closes it, because ね carries the feeling of "I am with you".
How to attach
The ones you hear again and again: それは いけませんね (that is no good), それは 大変ですね (that must be hard), それは よかったですね (that is good to hear), それは 困りましたね (that is awkward).
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
熱が あるんですか。それは いけませんね。
ねつが あるんですか。それは いけませんね。
You have a fever? That's not good.
来月 国へ 帰るんです。それは いいですね。
らいげつ くにへ かえるんです。それは いいですね。
I'm going back to my country next month. That's nice.
毎日 12時間 働いて います。それは 大変ですね。
まいにち 12じかん はたらいて います。それは たいへんですね。
I work twelve hours every day. That must be hard.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
A friend says 「試験に 合格しました」 and you answer 「それは よかったですね」. What does それ point at?
💡 Hint: It is not something you can touch.
This それ picks up what was just said — passing the exam. It is not the それ that points at an object.
Your friend says they lost their wallet. What do you say?
💡 Hint: It is bad news.
For bad news, それは いけませんね. For good news, それは よかったですね.
Which reply to a friend who has just told you some news is correct?
💡 Hint: Which particle makes the thing just said the topic?
それ with は makes it "as for that", and then your reaction follows. が, を and に do not work here.
Your score: /3