その通りです
Sono toori desu
In Japanese, "that is correct" is expressed as その通りです (Sono toori desu).
This phrase is used to strongly affirm that a person's understanding or a specific description is exactly right.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means "it is that way" or "it is according to that manner".
Which one should you use?
While そうです is a more general way to say "that is so", その通りです emphasizes that something follows a specific pattern or logic exactly.
How does it change in a sentence?
Replacing the polite desu at the end of the phrase with the plain da to create その通りだ makes the expression informal.
How do you pronounce it?
Sono toori desu
Did you know?
- If you are speaking to a boss or a client, you should avoid その通りです because it can sound like you are grading their performance. Instead, use the much more respectful おっしゃる通りです to acknowledge that their words are correct.
- The word 通り in その通りです originally refers to a path or a way. When you use this phrase, you are metaphorically saying that the information follows a straight, correct path without any deviation.
- In a disagreement, rather than saying the opposite of その通りです, Japanese speakers often use the softer phrase そういうわけではありません, which translates to 'it is not quite that way'.
Examples in context
- その情報は正しいです。That information is correct.
- ごもっともです。That is quite right/I completely agree.
- 確かに、その結果は正しいです。Indeed, that result is correct.
- そうだよ。That is correct.
- その情報、あってるよ。That information is right.
- 正解だ！That is the correct answer!
- あなたの言うことはその通りです。Anata no iu koto wa sono tōri desu.What you are saying is correct.
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are discussing a scheduled meeting time.
- 陽太 Yota会議は明日、午後二時からですか？Kaigi wa ashita, gogo niji kara desu ka?Is the meeting tomorrow at 2 PM?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、その通りです。Hai, sono tōri desu.Yes, that is correct.
- 陽太 Yota準備はもう終わっていますか？Junbi wa mō owatte imasu ka?Is the preparation already finished?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、すべて完了しています。Hai, subete kanryō shite imasu.Yes, everything is completed.
