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よ・ね
yo, ne · you know (よ); isn't it? right? (ね)
At the end of a sentence, ね looks for agreement (isn't it?) and よ tells the listener something new (I'm telling you).
How to form it
| Sentence + ね | いい天気ですね。 |
| Sentence + よ | その店は高いですよ。 |
How it is used
Use ね when you expect the listener knows or agrees; use よ when you are giving them information they may not have.
よね together checks a fact you are fairly sure of: 「明日は休みですよね」, tomorrow is a day off, right?
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- 今日は寒いですね。It's cold today, isn't it?
- あの店のケーキはおいしいですよ。The cakes at that shop are good, you know.
- 明日のテストは九時からですよね。Tomorrow's test starts at nine, right?
- 気をつけてくださいね。Take care, OK?