GrammarJLPT N5
assertion particle
Particle

Definitions

  1. 1. I’m telling you (marks information as being asserted by the speaker)
This sentence-ending particle is used to assert information or share something the listener may not know. It adds a sense of confidence or emphasis to a statement, similar to saying "you know" or "I'm telling you" in English.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

It IS here!

Sentence 1

Everyone's waiting, you know.

Sentence 2

Tanaka is already here.

Sentence 3

I'm going to study now.

Sentence 4

Don't make that face.

Sentence 5

Oh, that's the last of it!