The addition of “ne” to the end of a sentence is generally used in the following two ways: One of these is to elicit agreement from the person you are talking to, for instance, “Ii tenki desu ne” (It’s a nice day, isn’t it?) or “Kono iro, kirei desu ne” (This color is beautiful, isn’t it?) If the person they’re talking to responds to these statements with phrases such as “Sou” or “Sou desu,” the speaker will feel as if something’s not right. The respondent adds “ne” to the end of their reply, that is something like “Sou ne” or “Sou desu ne,” to indicate that the respondent agrees with the speaker. If you reply without a “ne,” it will give the speaker the impression that you are being antagonistic towards them, as if you were saying “You’re stating the obvious” or “So, what exactly are you trying to say?” Another function of “ne” is to confirm something about the person you’re talking to, for instance, “Anata, koukousei ne” (You are a high school student, aren’t you?) or “Shushinnchi ha Toukyou desu ne” (You are from Tokyo, aren’t you?). In this case, if you reply by adding a “ne,” for instance, “Hai, sou desu ne” (Yes, that’s right) or “Iie, Oosaka desu ne” (No, I’m from Osaka), this would be an unnatural reply for a Japanese conversation. In the event that the speaker’s statement is incorrect, you shouldn’t add “ne,” but instead say something like “Iya, chigaimasu” (No, that’s wrong) or “Iie, Oosaka desu” (No, I’m from Osaka). Besides these two main uses, “ne” is sometimes used to imply that you are asking the other person to confirm your statement, such as with “Chotto dekakete kimasu ne” (I’ll go out for a while). In addition, when answering the question “Kekkonn aite ha donnna hito ga ii?” (What do you look for in a potential spouse?), with “Seikaku no yoi hito ga ii desu ne” (I place importance on character), this implies that you are asking for confirmation of your own beliefs.