〜よ
〜よ means you know; I tell you (information/emphasis). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Sentence-final `よ` gives information the listener may not know or adds emphasis. It can make advice, notices, or recommendations sound clearer.
Japanese sources describe it as 「知らせる・強調する「よ」」.
〜よ examples
この店はおいしいですよ。
This restaurant is good, you know.
明日は休みですよ。
Tomorrow is a day off, you know.
〜よ exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
この本はおもしろいです（ ）。読んでください。
- ね
- よ ✓
- か
- を
This book is interesting, you know. Please read it.
A: 駅はどこですか。B: あそこです（ ）。
- が
- を
- よ ✓
- ね
A: Where is the station? B: It is over there.
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