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424 sore ga

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(a) A: %jeR, PjF37:?
(How was the exam?)
B: aw, f:lvrzo
(Well, (I'm sorry to say this, but) it was no good.)
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(b) A: H&T@ < lvT-ifhO
(You're going to work in Japan next year, aren't you?)
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B: WJP, WLW&GSQ a9-c ~3 9r:lv~-if0
(Well, no, it's turned out that I can't go.)
(c) A: &$K&3~$i!~i?lvi?6 5
(You met her and talked to her, right?)
B: +tw, e3 r~z 2 ue3 r.lvrw P, &&I: &eS;ia <
a9-cL33-co
(Well, I did meet her, but when I saw her face, I couldn't say any-
thing.)

1. Sore ga can be used with or without an interjection such as iie, ie, or iya.
When an interjection is used, sore ga follows it, as in KS and Ex.(b).
2. Although sore ga is often used when the response is negative, it can be
used when the response is positive, as in (1).
A: %%, 7'?&29r:h'r?6i.
(You didn't pass the exam, I bet.)
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B: bl?, ?hiif, B3l:tLl?h0
(No, (the fact is that) I passed it!)
3. Because of the nature of the situations where sore ga is used, it is often
pronounced with a somewhat hesitant tone.
elated Expression]
In, contrast to sore ga, sore wa is used when the speaker provides an