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N5 Grammar Course

Lesson 13: 〜だろう・でしょう

Usage:

Verb + (の/ん) + だろう・でしょう
i-Adjective + (ん)だろう・でしょう
na-Adjective + (ん)だろう・でしょう
Noun + だろう・でしょう


Meaning:

「〜だろう・でしょう」means “must…”, “should…”, “very likely…”.
〜でしょう is a polite way to say 〜だろう.
If you want to say something but you are not 100% sure,you can use 〜(ん)だろう・でしょう.

Note:
(1)んだろう・んでしょう in often used in spoken Japanese.
(2)だろう is mostly something men would say, so if you are a female, it is better to use でしょう instead.

Example Sentences:

じょうだんだろう
You must be kidding!

かれだろう
It’s very likely he’ll come.

かれはいないだろう
He must be out.

どうしたらいいんだろう
What should I do?

ジョーはどこへったんだろう
I wonder where Joe went?

今日きょうにやるんでしょう
You’ll do it today right?

トムがゆうしょうしたんでしょう
Tom got first prize, didn’t he?

やりかたがわからないんでしょう
You don’t know how to do it, do you?

わたしたいしておこってるんでしょう
You’re angry with me, aren’t you?

ゆきでしょう
You like snow, don’t you?

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