Illustration: In a small apartment kitchen, one housemate holds up an unusually bent cucumber from a grocery bag for their friend to inspect. The friend, leaning comfortably against the counter, points loosely toward that same cucumber and begins an animated response, mouth open and eyebrows lifted.

JLPT N2expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

そりゃ

sorya

that is, that’s

Casual contraction of それは. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

そりゃいい考かんがえだ。
That’s a good idea.
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そりゃ気きの毒どくだよね。
That’s a pity.
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そりゃまた滅茶苦茶めちゃくちゃだな。
That’s quite absurd.
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