Interrogative Particle 呢 (ne) - Location or Follow-up Query

Pattern

• Noun + 呢? (Asking location: Where is...?)
• Pronoun / Noun + 呢? (What about...?)

Usage

• Placed at the end of a sentence: (1) Follows a noun/pronoun to ask where someone/something is; (2) Used for follow-up queries or bounce-back questions based on previous context ('What about...?').

Examples

1. 1

   我的小猫呢？

   Wǒ de xiǎomāo ne?

   Where is my kitten?

2. 2

   我喜欢喝咖啡。你呢？

   Wǒ xǐhuan hē kāfēi. Nǐ ne?

   I like drinking coffee. What about you?

3. 3

   他在哪儿呢？

   Tā zài nǎr ne?

   Where is he?