Sentence Ending Particles (1)

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In Japanese, there are many particles that are added to the end of a sentence. They express the speaker's emotions, doubt, emphasis, caution, hesitation, wonder, admiration, and so on. Some sentence ending particles distinguish male or female speech. Many of them don't translate easily. Click here for "Sentence Ending Particles (2)".

Ka

Makes a sentence into a question. When forming a question, the word order of a sentence does not change in Japanese.

Kana/Kashira

Indicates that you are not sure about something. It can be translated as "I wonder ~". "Kashira（かしら）" is used only by women.

Na

(1) Prohibition. A negative imperative marker used only by men in very informal speech.

(2) Casual emphasis on a decision, suggestion or opinion.

Naa

Expresses emotion, or a casual remark of wishful thinking.

Ne/Nee

Confirmation. Indicates that the speaker wants the listener to agree or confirm. It is similar to English expressions "don't you think so", "isn't it?" or "right?".

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