〜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.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
With a boss, an elder, or a stranger, this one is the safer choice.
Meaning
It means "how would it be if you did this?".
How to attach
- Building it is easy: take the た form of the verb, add ら, then どうですか — 休む → 休んだ → 休んだら どうですか.
- In casual speech どうですか shrinks to just どう?, but only with friends.
Versus what you know
Here is the difference from ほうが いいです in the previous point: ほうが いいです points at one road and says "do this", while 〜たら どうですか says "here is an idea" and leaves the decision to the listener.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
少し 休んだら どうですか。
すこし やすんだら どうですか。
Why not rest a little?
病院へ 行ったら どうですか。
びょういんへ いったら どうですか。
Why not go to the hospital?
先生に 相談したら どうですか。
せんせいに そうだんしたら どうですか。
Why not talk it over with the teacher?
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Using 「休む」, which says "why not rest?"
💡 Hint: Add ら to the た form.
休む → 休んだ → 休んだら. ら does not attach to the て form.
Which sentence leaves the decision to the listener — "here is an idea"?
💡 Hint: Which one puts the idea as a question?
〜たら どうですか asks "how would it be if you did?", so the choice stays with the listener. ほうが いいです points at one road, て ください makes a request, and ましょう says "let us do it together".
Which is right for giving a boss a soft suggestion?
💡 Hint: Pick the pattern that leaves the decision to the other person.
〜たら どうですか is soft, so it is safe with someone senior.
Your score: /3