そうだ
sōda

Interjection

1. that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression

「彼女 かのじょ音楽 おんがく きではない」「そうだね」
"kanojowa ongakuga sukidewa nai" "sōdane"
"She likes music, doesn't she?" "So she does."
Expression

2. people say that; it is said that; I hear that

新聞 しんぶんによれば、その まち大火 たいかがあったそうだ。
shimbunni yoreba sono machini taikaga atta sōda.
According to the papers, there was a big fire in the town.