でしょう (Right?)

Right?, Probably, Isn't it?

JLPT N5
Pattern

Plain form + でしょう

How it works

でしょう means “probably” when guessing, as in weather forecasts. With rising intonation it asks for agreement: “right?”. It follows plain verbs and い-adjectives, and replaces だ after nouns and な-adjectives.

Examples

  • あしたは 雨でしょう。It will probably rain tomorrow.
  • この 本、おもしろいでしょう？This book is interesting, right?

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N5 · Lesson 3

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