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N5 — outside your level filter

ね

ねneN5neutral

tasteless + right?

akushumida ne

right?; isn't it — hands the sentence over for the listener to agree

meaning: right?

Related

  • 悪趣味あくしゅみだ
  • 〜ね
  • 悪趣味あくしゅみだね

今日きょうは本当ほんとうに暑あついですね。

kyou wa hontou ni atsui desu ne.

It's really hot today, isn't it. neutral

会議かいぎは三時さんじからですね。

kaigi wa sanji kara desu ne.

The meeting is from three, right? neutral

All examples4

seeking a nod — states what both can see, and invites one

  1. 今日きょうは本当ほんとうに暑あついですね。

    kyou wa hontou ni atsui desu ne.

    It's really hot today, isn't it. neutral

  2. この店みせ、いつも混こんでるね。

    kono mise, itsumo konderu ne.

    This place is always packed, huh. casual

checking — puts a fact to the listener, or flags what's coming

  1. 会議かいぎは三時さんじからですね。

    kaigi wa sanji kara desu ne.

    The meeting is from three, right? neutral

  2. では、明日あした九時くじにお伺うかがいしますね。

    dewa, ashita kuji ni oukagai shimasu ne.

    I'll come by at nine tomorrow, then. formal

How it's formed2

All forms1

  • ねえneecolloquial

    悪趣味あくしゅみだねえ

    Drawn out — musing aloud rather than checking anything (寒さむいねえ).

Notes

だ survives before ね, unlike before か or かな (雨あめだね). よね states something,
then asks you to confirm it (明日あしただよね).