よ・ね
Add feeling to the sentence end
You’ll be able to add sentence-ending particles that share new information or seek agreement.
今日は暑いですね。
kyou wa atsui desu ne.
What do you think this sentence means?
It’s hot today, isn’t it?
Add your attitude toward what you say
Sentence-ending よ presents information with emphasis or as something you want the listener to notice. ね invites agreement or shared feeling, similar to “right?” or “isn’t it?”
明日は雨ですよ。
ashita wa ame desu yo.
It will rain tomorrow, you know.
いい天気ですね。
ii tenki desu ne.
It is nice weather, isn’t it?
Use よ to present or emphasize information
Add よ to the end of a sentence when you are telling the listener something you want them to take in.
このケーキ、おいしいですよ。
kono keeki, oishii desu yo.
This cake is good, you know.
明日は休みですよ。
ashita wa yasumi desu yo.
Tomorrow is a day off.
バスはもう来ましたよ。
basu wa mou kimashita yo.
The bus has already come.
Use ね to seek agreement or share a feeling
Add ね when you expect the listener may agree or when you are sharing an observation together.
きれいですね。
kirei desu ne.
It is beautiful, isn’t it?
今日は寒いですね。
kyou wa samui desu ne.
It is cold today, isn’t it?
この店は安いですね。
kono mise wa yasui desu ne.
This shop is cheap, isn’t it?
Use よね when both ideas are present
よね can combine emphasis with a request for confirmation. It often sounds like “you know…, right?”
明日、テストですよね。
ashita, tesuto desu yo ne.
The test is tomorrow, right?
田中さんも来ますよね。
tanaka-san mo kimasu yo ne.
Tanaka is coming too, right?
これでいいですよね。
kore de ii desu yo ne.
This is okay, right?
今日は暑いですね。
kyou wa atsui desu ne.
It’s hot today, isn’t it?
このコーヒーは熱いですよ。
kono koohii wa atsui desu yo.
This coffee is hot, you know.
この本はおもしろいですね。
kono hon wa omoshiroi desu ne.
This book is interesting, isn’t it?
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