Modal particle "ne"
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Keywords
You may have already learned how to ask questions with 呢 (ne), but did you know that it's also used in statements? In this usage, 呢 (ne) is imparting a certain "mood" (hence the word "modal") or "attitude." It's used when trying to sound more confident and convincing to someone else.
Structure
Statement + 呢
Examples
For each of these examples, just a bit of context is needed to understand what the speaker is trying to convince someone of.
- 我 不 要 回家 。还 早 呢 ！I don't want to go home. It's still early!
- 太远了，坐火车要十个小时呢。.
- 他晚上十点才来呢。.
- 春节离我们还远呢。.
- 你才跑了两百米，还有八百米呢。.
- 你还听这首歌呢。.
- 你怎么还在吃呢？.
- 你喝吧，还有很多可乐呢。.
- 雨还很大呢，我们不要出去了。.
- 我找了你很久呢，你去哪里了？.
See Also
- Modal particles
- Questions with "ne"
- Expressing actions in progress (full form)
- Softening the tone of questions with "ne" (advanced article)
