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Usages of ne
今度 の 連休 に、 妻 の 趣味 に 合う いい 本 が 見つかる と いい です ね。kondo no renkyuu ni, tuma no syumi ni au ii hon ga mitukaru to ii desu ne.
I hope we can find a good book that matches my wife's hobby during the upcoming holiday.
世界中 で、 誰でも 自由 に 意見 を 言える 社会 に なる と いい です ね。sekaizyuu de, daredemo ziyuu ni iken wo ieru syakai ni naru to ii desu ne.
I hope the whole world becomes a society where anyone can freely express their opinions.
あの 人 は 作家 だろう ね。ano hito ha sakka darou ne.
That person is probably a writer.
友達 が その アイコン を 見て、 「きれい だ ね」 と コメント を して くれました。tomodati ga sono aikon wo mite, 「kirei da ne」 to komento wo site kuremasita.
A friend saw that icon and kindly left the comment, “It’s beautiful.”
温泉旅館 の 部屋 は 古い です が、 静か で 景色 も よくて、 「もっと 早く 来れば よかった ね」 と 母 が 言いました。onsenryokan no heya ha hurui desu ga, sizuka de kesiki mo yokute, 「motto hayaku kureba yokatta ne」 to haha ga iimasita.
The room at the hot-spring inn was old but quiet with a nice view, and my mother said, “We should have come earlier, huh?”
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