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What does "neeeeee" (ねー) mean when 2 friends are talking? That is, one is
talking, talking, talking and the other will occasionally reply "neeeeee" to
him? Is this just the ordinary "so da ne" or does it have another connotation
in this case?
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What does the long "neeeeee" (ねー) mean when 2 friends are talking?
I dunno exactly, but If you tell me that is "a reply", I suppose that is a
short form of そうだね。
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> What does the long “neeeeee” mean when 2 friends are talking?

If the pronunciation is a long "ねー", it means "そうだねー". There are times when
you agree with the speaker or sometimes between people who hear what the
speaker says. In these times, people who agree with each other will say "ねー"
with nodding slowly at the same time with watching each other's eyes to show
the deep agreement.

This way of expressing consent is often done between young women or between a
mother and her child.
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Elongated ねー (pronounced "neeh" rather than "knee") is simply a word of
agreement, "Yeah." or "You can say that." It's relatively mild or feminine.
そうだね can mean the same thing, but it often means something slightly different,
"That's right" or "That's correct."
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This sounds like it is related to the sentence ending particle ね。This
particle, as you probably well know means something like: `isn't it, right?!,`
however sometimes it will be translated into English as an emphasizer, or an
explanation point.

Examples:

> そうですね。(You're right! OR That's correct!)
>
> 今日あついね。(It's hot today, isn't it?)

Don't confuse this with the よ particle. There is a distinct difference between
the two, even if they occasionally crop up in similar circumstances. You can
read more about the ね particle
[here](https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-particle-ne/).

So, when we extend the ね to be ねー or ねーー、 I would say that an English
equivalent would be extending `right?!` to `riiiiight?!` In other
circumstances where `right` won't work as a translation, just realize that the
speaker is emphasizing something more.

Example:

> あのね、私はね、デートよ！今晩。(Yeah, _I_ have a date! It's tonight.)
>
> あのねー、私はねー、デートよ！今晩。(Hey, get this, _This girl_ has a date. It's tonight.)

I think this example is pretty feminine though.

Lastly, ねーー on its own is pretty much a replacement for そうですね, as the other
answers have explained.
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ねー is sometimes used as "heeey" like if you're talking to your friend and say
something along the lines of "heeey, what's that?" (ねー、なにこれ？) or another
example of ねー from the top of my head is when in anime 2 friends are like
"something + だよねー！" would be -isn't itttttt? in my opinion it sounds more
enthusiastic than just "だよね。" or "isn't it.”
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