Particles · Lesson 13

Sentence endings: 「ね」「よ」「よね」「か」「な」

明日あしたの会議かいぎ、十時じゅうじからですよね。

「ね」, 「よ」, 「よね」, 「か」, 「な」 change the tone: sharing, telling, checking, asking, musing. Choose by what the listener knows; use 「よ」 with care.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「ね」: I think you feel the same
  2. 02「よ」: telling you something you don’t know
  3. 03「よね」: …, right?
  4. 04「か」 and 「な」: asking others, and asking yourself
  5. 05Tone in a conversation
  6. 06Summary table and common mistakes

Practice

  • Match each sentence to its meaning
  • Choose the right sentence ending
  • 「ね」, 「よ」, 「よね」 or 「か」?
  • Which sentence fits best?
  • What does the speaker mean?
  • Put the pieces in order

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