だよね

だよね
expression
right?, isn't it?, I know
informalspokenexpression
1. right?, isn't it?
A sentence-ending expression seeking agreement or confirmation from the listener. Casual and friendly in tone.
明日(あした)、休(やす)みだよね？
Tomorrow's a day off, right?
これ、高(たか)いだよね。
This is expensive, isn't it.
あの映画(えいが)、面白(おもしろ)かったよね。また見(み)たいな。
That movie was good, wasn't it. I'd like to watch it again.
よね is used here after past tense
2. I know, that's right
Used as a response to express agreement with what someone just said.
「今日(きょう)、暑(あつ)いね。」「だよね。」
"It's hot today, huh." "I know, right."
「あの店(みせ)、美味(おい)しいよね。」「だよね！」
"That restaurant is good, isn't it." "Right?!"
「電車(でんしゃ)のほうが早(はや)いと思(おも)う。」「だよね、そうしよう。」
"I think the train would be faster." "You're right, let's do that."

Common patterns

だよね breaks down as だ (copula) + よ (assertion) + ね (seeking agreement). After verbs and い-adjectives, the だ is dropped: 高(たか)いよね, 行(い)くよね. After な-adjectives and nouns, だ is kept: 静(しず)かだよね, 学生(がくせい)だよね.

Two functions

1. Seeking confirmation (with rising intonation): 明日(あした)、休(やす)みだよね？ (Tomorrow's off, right?)
2. Expressing agreement (as a response): 「暑(あつ)いね。」「だよね。」 ("Hot, huh." "I know, right.")

Forms

  • だよな: more masculine tone
  • ですよね: polite equivalent
  • でしょ: softer, slightly more tentative

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Casual spoken Japanese. Used by all genders. Not appropriate in formal writing or business settings.

Related Words

Related: だよな (masculine variant)
Related: でしょ (similar function, softer tone)
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Added 2026.2.10 9:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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