〜ね: You use ね (ne) to ask someone if they agree with you. It makes your words sound softer. It also asks them to respond.

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〜ね

You use ね (ne) to ask someone if they agree with you. It makes your words sound softer. It also asks them to respond.

N5 KMT1NeutralStandardSentence Ending ParticleMixedBasic Sentence EndersGrammar

Sentence + ねPrimary

You use ね (ne) to ask someone if they agree with you. It makes your words sound softer. It also asks them to respond.

今日は暑いですね。

It's hot today, isn't it?

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeWeather & Geography Daily Life

昨日のパーティー、楽しかったね。

Yesterday's party was fun, wasn't it?

CasualPastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life

後で電話してね。

Call me later, okay?

CasualNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestDaily Life Family & Relationships

この問題はあまり簡単じゃないですね。

This problem isn't very easy, is it.

PoliteNon PastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeEducation

それでね、次の角を曲がると駅が見えます。

And then, you see, if you turn the next corner, you'll see the station.

NeutralNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeTravel & Transportation

How you say 'ne' changes its feeling. If your voice goes up, it's like asking 'Is that right?' If your voice goes down, it's like saying 'We both know this, don't we?'

ね asks for agreement. You think the other person already knows. For example, "It's hot, isn't it?" よ tells new information. You think the other person does not know. For example, "It's hot, you know!"

Use this when you want to keep someone listening. It is like saying 'you know' or 'so' in English. It helps you pause in your speech.

Often confused with(2)

〜か

This word makes a sentence a question. It is like putting a question mark at the end.

〜よ

This word goes at the end of a sentence. It tells someone new information. It also adds emphasis, like saying 'I'm telling you!'

Contrasts with(2)

〜よ

This word goes at the end of a sentence. It tells someone new information. It also adds emphasis, like saying 'I'm telling you!'

〜じゃん

This is a casual word you add to the end of a sentence. You use it when you think the other person already knows something. Or maybe they forgot it. It is like saying 'right?' or 'see?' in English.

辞書形

This is the basic form of a verb. It is what you find in a dictionary. You use it to make other verb forms.

ます形

This is a polite verb ending. You use it to show respect. It is the basic way to speak politely in Japanese.

〜い / 〜かった

This is the basic form of an い-adjective. It describes a quality of something. You use it for present or past qualities.

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Dictionary

〜ね

You use ね (ne) to ask someone if they agree with you. It makes your words sound softer. It also asks them to respond.

N5 KMT1NeutralStandardSentence Ending ParticleMixedBasic Sentence EndersGrammar

Sentence + ねPrimary

You use ね (ne) to ask someone if they agree with you. It makes your words sound softer. It also asks them to respond.

今日は暑いですね。

It's hot today, isn't it?

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeWeather & Geography Daily Life

昨日のパーティー、楽しかったね。

Yesterday's party was fun, wasn't it?

CasualPastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life

後で電話してね。

Call me later, okay?

CasualNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestDaily Life Family & Relationships

この問題はあまり簡単じゃないですね。

This problem isn't very easy, is it.

PoliteNon PastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeEducation

それでね、次の角を曲がると駅が見えます。

And then, you see, if you turn the next corner, you'll see the station.

NeutralNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeTravel & Transportation

How you say 'ne' changes its feeling. If your voice goes up, it's like asking 'Is that right?' If your voice goes down, it's like saying 'We both know this, don't we?'

Use this when you want to keep someone listening. It is like saying 'you know' or 'so' in English. It helps you pause in your speech.

Often confused with(2)

〜か

This word makes a sentence a question. It is like putting a question mark at the end.

〜よ

This word goes at the end of a sentence. It tells someone new information. It also adds emphasis, like saying 'I'm telling you!'

Contrasts with(2)

〜よ

This word goes at the end of a sentence. It tells someone new information. It also adds emphasis, like saying 'I'm telling you!'

〜じゃん

This is a casual word you add to the end of a sentence. You use it when you think the other person already knows something. Or maybe they forgot it. It is like saying 'right?' or 'see?' in English.

辞書形

This is the basic form of a verb. It is what you find in a dictionary. You use it to make other verb forms.

ます形

This is a polite verb ending. You use it to show respect. It is the basic way to speak politely in Japanese.

〜い / 〜かった

This is the basic form of an い-adjective. It describes a quality of something. You use it for present or past qualities.

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〜ね

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