よ、ね and よね particules
Here are 3 final particles that we often hear. They are used at the end of a sentence :
- よ : Announcement, providing new information, advance notice, light alert
- ね : Search for light confirmation, observation, equivalent of "isn't it ?"
- よね : Insistent search for confirmation
- よ : Announcement, providing new information, advance notice, light alert
- ね : Search for light confirmation, observation, equivalent of "isn't it ?"
- よね : Insistent search for confirmation
The よ particle reminds the listener that he or she does not know the information to be given.
A : 今週の金曜日は、映画が無料だよ。B :
えっ！そうなの。
A : The cinema is free this Friday. (did you know that?) B : Really? (I didn't know that)
→ Providing new information
→ Providing new information
A : 彼は、親切に日本語を教てくれるよ。B : だといいけど。
A : He can kindly explain the Japanese language to you. B : I want to.
→ Providing new information
→ Providing new information
A : 北海道は、本当に寒いよ。B : あたたかいマフラ－と帽子を持っていきます。
A : It's really cold in Hokkaido. B : I bring my warm scarf and my hat.
→ Light alert
→ Light alert
| よ | 99998485502850 |
| ね | 99998485841349 |
| よね | 257607279 |
The ね particle to seek for a confirmation :
A : 日本の家では、靴を脱ぐね。B : そうだよ。
A : We take off our shoes in Japanese houses, don't we ? B : Exactly.
→ Search for a light confirmation
→ Search for a light confirmation
A : エッフェル塔は、いつも観光客が多いね。B : いつものことだよ。
A : There are always many tourists at the Eiffel Tower. B : Yes, always.
→ Observation and search for a light confirmation
| ね | 99998480873273 |
| ね | 954743092 |
The よね particle combines both :
A : 明日、渋谷で、先生に会う約束は、４時でいいよね。B : はい、確認しました。
A : Is my appointment tomorrow with the teacher in Shibuya at 4pm? (I ask you to check) B: Yes, I have checked.
→ Search for a confirmation
| よね | 816955118 |
| よね | 99998483080965 |
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