よ
Meaning
A sentence-final particle used to tell the listener something they may not know, or to assert, urge, warn or reassure.
Conjugation
Sentence (polite/plain form) + よ: Noun / なAdj + だ + よ
Examples
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私はアメリカ人ですよ。
その折り紙はすごいですよ。
電車はもう出ましたよ。
もう時間がないから、早く行こうよ。
そのもちはおいしいですよ。
危ないよ。
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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 私は学生ですだよ。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 私は学生ですよ。 / 私は学生だよ。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: です and だ are both copulas and cannot be stacked. Choose polite ですよ or plain だよ.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: これは何ですよ?
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: これは何ですか。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: よ is not appropriate in this sentence; use か (polite) or a rising tone (casual) to ask.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 今日はいい天気ですよ。(said to share a feeling with a friend)
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 今日はいい天気ですね。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: よ tells the listener something new or pushes a point. To share a feeling or ask for agreement, use ね.
Key points
Use よ when you are giving information, an opinion or a suggestion that the listener does not seem to know. Depending on tone, it can sound friendly, insistent or like a warning. With ですよ/ますよ it stays polite, but spoken harshly or to a superior it can sound pushy. Unlike ね, which seeks agreement, よ asserts something to the listener, and よね does both.
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