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Sentence ender

N5

Sentence ender

About

ね, often translated as "isn't it?" is one of the most common sentence-enders in Japanese. It is considered "spoken" language and has five main uses:

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    Seeking confirmation/consensus

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    Filler

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    A response to another ね

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    Compliments

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    Softening a request

In general, ね is a polite and widely used particle. For the vast majority of its usages, it sounds friendly and indicates that the speaker is considerate of others. Learning to apply it correctly is an important part of becoming fluent in spoken Japanese.

    Summary

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    ね is a sentence-ender

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    ね has five main uses

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    In most situations ね sounds polite/friendly

Example Sentences

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