ねえ
Meanings
Particle
1. right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?
at sentence end; used as a request for confirmation or agreement
Interjection
2. hey; say; listen; look; come on
Particle
3. you know; you see; I must say; I should think
at sentence end; used to express one's thoughts or feelings
4. will you?; please
at sentence end; used to make an informal request
5. so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand?
at the end of a non-final clause; used to draw the listener's attention to something
6. I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...
at sentence end after the question marker か
Pitch accent
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Examples (18 in total)
Hey, don't go.
No, I don't think so.
Hey, what are you talking about?
Hey, is everything all right?
This flower is beautiful, isn't it?
Oh, hello. It's really warm today, isn't it?
Hey, that's a good idea.
It's really different from what I expected.
Oh no! It's a power outage! Hey, where was the flashlight again?
Tom is as handsome as ever.
You didn't come to school yesterday, did you?
I like this scene in particular.
"Hey, Mary." "What?" "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Why?"
"Hey, were you able to complete your maths homework?" "Oops, I completely forgot about it."
Let's take a short rest here. My legs are tired and I can't walk any more.
Hanako turned out to be a surprisingly nice person.
A-hahaha, you really are bad at keeping secrets.
Hey, what're you doing tomorrow night?