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ね

…, isn't it? right? (shared feeling)

Sentence + ね

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ね at the end of a sentence invites the listener to agree, or shows you share their feeling: いい天気ですね, "nice weather, isn't it?" It assumes the other person knows or feels the same, so it sounds warm and conversational. You'll hear it constantly.

With a rising voice it checks a fact: 明日ですね? "It's tomorrow, right?"

Compare よ, which tells the listener something they don't know. Using ね for news ("my name is Sato, isn't it") sounds odd, and using よ where ね belongs can come across as pushy.

Examples

  • 今日きょうは暑あついですね。

    It's hot today, isn't it?

  • この本ほん、面白おもしろいですね。

    This book's interesting, isn't it?

  • テストは明日あしたですね。

    The test's tomorrow, right?

  • わあ、きれいですね。

    Wow, it's beautiful, isn't it?

  • 日本語にほんごが上手じょうずですね。

    Your Japanese is really good!

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