Lesson 7
Advice & Probability
- 1 V た-form / V ない-form + ほうが いいです V-ta / V-nai hou ga ii desu You had better (not) do it The pattern for giving someone firm advice — "you really should do this".
- 2 〜たら どうですか ~tara dou desu ka Why not try ~? Softer than ほうが いいです — it suggests, but leaves the choice to the listener.
- 3 〜でしょう ~deshou Probably ~ For saying "it is probably like this" when you do not know for sure.
- 4 〜かも しれません ~kamo shiremasen It might / may ~ There is a chance, but no certainty — "it might happen".
- 5 きっと / たぶん / もしかしたら kitto / tabun / moshikashitara Surely / probably / maybe Three words that show how sure you are, and the sentence ending each one pairs with.
- 6 疑問詞 + か + 形容詞 + 名詞 gimonshi + ka + keiyoushi + meishi Something cold, somewhere nice How to say "something like this" without naming the exact thing.
- 7 数量 + で suuryou + de Within / for that amount The で that tells you in how much time, or for how much money, something gets done.
- 8 必要が あります hitsuyou ga arimasu It is necessary to ~ The pattern for saying a rule or a situation makes something necessary.