(ne) — (question particle) used to continue a topic or ask about location: 'what about …?', 'and …?', 'where is …?'; (declarative particle) used at the end of a sentence to indicate an ongoing action or state

Definition

A sentence-final particle with two main uses: (1) after a noun or subject, it turns the sentence into a 'what about…?' or 'where is…?' follow-up question; (2) at the end of a statement, it marks an ongoing action or state (like English 'is …-ing').

particle
(question particle) used to continue a topic or ask about location: 'what about …?', 'and …?', 'where is …?'(declarative particle) used at the end of a sentence to indicate an ongoing action or state
Easily confused

Examples

  • Wǒ hē shuǐ, nǐ ne?
    I drink water, and you?
  • Tā hái zài kàn shū ne.
    He is still reading.
  • Wǒ de shū zài nǎ r ne?
    Where is my book?

Grammar

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