Can girls use だよね in everyday conversations?
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Can girls use だよね?
Certainly yes, girls can use だよね, but it may leave a slightly tomboyish
impression. The first Japanese hip-hop song which sold one million records was
called [_DA.YO.NE_](https://youtu.be/ZF99pK_go9g) and is mainly performed by a
girl.

On the other hand, boys can use だよね, too, but IMO it's mainly used by boys who
always stick to 僕 instead of 俺 as a first-person pronoun. (I mean, it sounds a
bit gentle or "pretty.")
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I can confirm that women in their 20s and 30s say だよね with high frequency in
Tokyo. Personalities in the range of very feminine to slightly boyish in
behavior. That particular phrase seems fairly gender-neutral to me, I'd like
to mention.
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