N5 Gramática 57/60

〜でしょう

probably ~ (a guess); ~, right? (asking for agreement)

Formação

  • V普通形 + でしょう
  • いA普通形 + でしょう
  • なA + でしょう(「だ」を取る)
  • N + でしょう(「だ」を取る)

Explicação

でしょう has two uses. (1) Guess: with falling intonation, it says something is probably true when you are not sure. It is common in weather forecasts and often goes with たぶん (probably). (2) Confirmation: with rising intonation, it checks that the listener agrees or knows, like "..., right?" or "isn't it?" The word before でしょう is in the plain form, but だ is dropped after na-adjectives and nouns: 雨でしょう, 静かでしょう.

Exemplos

  • 明日あしたは たぶん 雨あめでしょう。

    It will probably rain tomorrow.

  • 田中たなかさんは 忙いそがしいですから、たぶん 来こないでしょう。

    Tanaka-san is busy, so I guess Tanaka-san won't come.

  • リンさんは 毎日まいにち 勉強べんきょうして いますから、テストは 大丈夫だいじょうぶでしょう。

    Lin-san studies every day, so the test will probably be fine.

  • A「この ケーキ、おいしいでしょう。」
    B「ええ、とても おいしいです。」

    A: This cake is good, isn't it? B: Yes, it's very good.

Observações

Do not keep だ (not 雨だでしょう or 静かだでしょう). でしょう is not normally used for your own decided actions (say 私は 明日 行きます, not 行くでしょう). The confirming でしょう can sound rude to teachers or superiors.

Gramática relacionada

Miniquiz

1空そらが 暗くらいです。午後ごごは たぶん 雨あめが 降ふる(  )。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 2 でしょう

"The sky is dark. It will probably rain in the afternoon." たぶん shows a guess, so でしょう is used after the plain form 降る. でした, ましょう and ません cannot follow the dictionary form.

2もう 夜よるの 十時じゅうじですから、公園こうえんは(  )でしょう。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 4 静しずか

"It's already ten at night, so the park is probably quiet." A na-adjective connects directly to でしょう without だ or な: 静かでしょう. 静かに is the form used before a verb and does not fit here.

3A「旅行りょこうは 楽たのしかった(  )。」
B「ええ、とても 楽たのしかったです。」

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 3 でしょう

A checks with B: "The trip was fun, wasn't it?" and B agrees. The confirming でしょう follows the plain past 楽しかった and is said with rising intonation. ますか, ましょう and ませんか cannot follow 楽しかった.

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