ね
ENSentence-final confirmation / agreement particle
JA「〜ね」(かくにん)
Explanation
ね at sentence-end seeks agreement or shared feeling - 'isn't it?', 'right?'. Used when the speaker assumes the listener has the same view.
Examples
JAいい てんきですね。
ENNice weather, isn't it?
JAおいしいですね。
ENIt's delicious, isn't it?
JAあの 人は しんせつですね。
ENThat person is kind, right?
JAむずかしかったですね。
ENThat was tough, wasn't it?
JAそうですね。
ENThat's right / That's so.
JAじが きれいですね。
ENYour handwriting is pretty.
JAけっこうな おちゃですね。
ENWhat a fine tea.
JAあついですね。
ENIt's hot, isn't it?
JAたかいですね。
ENIt's expensive, isn't it?
JAおもしろいですね。
ENIt's interesting, isn't it?
Register variants — both forms are correct
These forms differ in register, formality, or pragmatic context — not in grammaticality. Pick by context.
Seeking agreement (ね) あした 雨が ふりますね。
Informing (よ) あした 雨が ふりますよ。
ね seeks the listener's agreement; よ tells them new information. Both correct - choose by intent.
Informing (よ) いい てんきですよ。
Seeking agreement (ね) いい てんきですね。
よ informs; ね seeks agreement. Both correct - choose by intent.
Shared agreement (よね) いい てんきですよね。
Agreement (ね) いい てんきですね。
よね (emphasis + shared agreement) and ね (agreement) are both correct; choose by nuance.
Wrong / corrected pairs
✗ いいね てんきです。
✓ いい てんきですね。
ね is a sentence-final particle - it goes at the very end (after です), not mid-sentence.
✗ がくせいですね。
✓ がくせいですか。
Context: asking about listener. For factual yes/no question use か. ね assumes the speaker already believes the proposition.
✗ たべますね だ。
✓ たべますね。
ね attaches at the END; do not add だ/です after.