～ね

How to form it

• Sentence (polite or plain) + ね: いい天気ですね
• Used after です / ます forms and after plain forms in casual speech

Register: Neutral (spoken)

Explanation

Asks for or assumes the listener's agreement, or shows that the speaker shares a feeling.

ね makes the sentence friendly. It gently checks agreement or confirmation.

Examples

1. いい天気ですね。

   いいてんきですね。

   Nice weather, isn't it?

2. 今日は寒いですね。

   きょうはさむいですね。

   It's cold today, isn't it?

3. 明日は休みですね。

   あしたはやすみですね。

   Tomorrow is a day off, right?

Compare with

• ～よ: ～よ gives the listener new information.

Common mistakes

• Using ね when the speaker is giving new information the listener does not know.
• Using ね at the end of a very formal speech.