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Learn Japanese: ne - confirmation particle

Japanese
/The discourse particles ね and よ
/ne

ne

Word

ねne

Meaning

confirmation particle

Part of speech

discourse particle

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The discourse particles ね and よ

Usages of ne

きれい　です　ね。　〜　そう　です　ね。kirei desu ne. 〜 sou desu ne.

(She)'s pretty, isn't she?
- That's so, isn't it.

高たかい　です　ね。takai desu ne.

It's expensive, isn't it?

月つき　は　きれい　です　ね。tuki ha kirei desu ne.

The moon is beautiful, isn't it?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

じゃあ　ね。zyaa ne.

See ya.^casual

いい　ね！ii ne!

また　ね。mata ne.

あの　ウサギ　の　耳みみ　は　大おおきい　です　ね。ano usagi no mimi ha ookii desu ne.

The ears of that rabbit are big, aren't they?

たしか　に　そう　です　ね。tasika ni sou desu ne.

That's certainly the case, isn't it?

気き　を　付つけて　ね。　めちゃ　熱あつい。　水みず　を　飲のまない　と。ki wo tukete ne. metya atui. mizu wo nomanai to.

Watch out. It’s super hot. You have to drink some water.

彼かの女じょ　は　いつも　面おも白しろい　事こと　を　言いう　ね。kanozyo ha itumo omosiroi koto wo iu ne.

She always says interesting things, doesn't she?

丁ちょう度ど　いい　大おおきさ　です　ね。tyoudo ii ookisa desu ne.

It's just the right size, isn't it.

この　箱はこ　の　大おおきさ　は　丁ちょう度ど　いい　です　ね。kono hako no ookisa ha tyoudo ii desu ne.

The size of this box is just right, isn't it?

これ　は　結けっ構こうな　ワイン　です　ね。kore ha kekkouna wain desu ne.

This is an excellent wine, isn't it?

彼かの女じょ　は　結けっ構こう　美び人じん　です　ね。kanozyo ha kekkou bizin desu ne.

She is quite a beauty, isn't she?

結けっ構こうな　天てん気き　です　ね。kekkouna tenki desu ne.

It's nice weather, isn't it? (satisfactory)

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