How to answer -だね question?


So I've come to learn that something + だね means something along the lines of
"Is it ___ _?" with an expected yes answer. I received this kind of comment as
a response to a photo I posted on the internet. What are some common/friendly
ways to respond to this?




I think ね is sort of rhetorical, and I'd only answer it if I was talking to
someone in person. Even then, the answer would probably be something
perfunctory like そうだ, just to feign attentiveness ;)

I could be wrong; I learned this from [Tae
Kim](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/adverbs), so you can check
out that reference and see if it helps. Also, the example sentences at
[Tangorin](http://tangorin.com/examples/%E3%81%AD) and Jim Breen's WWWJDIC
come off as making it sound rhetorical/for flavor, in the same category as よ
and ざ.




I think it would depend on the context. For example, if someone commented to
my photo:

> これ、プードルだね。It's a poodle, right?  
>  インドカレーだね。It's Indian curry, isn't it?  
>  あ、ディズニーランド(に行ったん)だね！Ah you've been to Disneyland?  
>

then I would respond:

> うん！/はい！/ そうよ。/ そうだよ。Yes.  
>  そうよ、かわいいでしょ。Yes, isn't it cute?  
>  はい、おいしかったです！Yes, it was yummy!  
>  うん。楽しかったよ。Yes, I had so much fun. etc...

If someone commented:

> オシャレ/ステキだね。It's so fashionable/cool.  
>  ハンサム/イケメン/美人だね。You look so handsome/pretty.  
>  かわいいプードルだね。Your poodle is so cute!  
>  かっこいい車だね。What a nice car!  
>  (to the food I prepared) おいしそうなカレーだね。Your curry looks yummy.  
>  etc...  
>

then I would respond like:

> そう？ありがとう！/ ほんと？ありがとう！^^ Really? Thank you!  
>

If someone said:

> そっくりだね。You two look so alike.  
>  珍しい花だね。It's an exotic flower, isn't it.  
>  変な動物だね。It's a strange animal, isn't it.  
>

then I would say  

> そうでしょ。/ そうね。(feminine) / そうだね。(masculine) Yes, I know.  
>  そう？Oh really?  
>

etc etc...

