〜だろう
N4darou
probably; I suppose (plain form of でしょう)
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + だろう
Chinese meanings
大概;我想
Chinese formation
动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+だろう
Chinese usage
表示推测,是でしょう的简体形式。
Chinese notes
常与たぶん等副词搭配。
Examples
- 明日はたぶん晴れるだろう。It will probably be sunny tomorrow.明天大概会放晴。
- 彼女はもう家に着いただろう。She has probably gotten home by now.她现在应该已经到家了。
- この問題は子どもには難しいだろうと思います。I think this problem is probably too hard for children.我想这道题对孩子来说大概太难了。
Notes
Common in writing and in men's casual speech; でしょう is the polite form. Often used with たぶん or きっと, or as 〜だろうと思う.
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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('darou');
{
"id": "darou",
"pattern": "〜だろう",
"romaji": "darou",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "probably; I suppose (plain form of でしょう)",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + だろう",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "明日はたぶん晴れるだろう。",
"furigana": "{明日|あした}はたぶん{晴|は}れるだろう。",
"en": "It will probably be sunny tomorrow."
},
{
"ja": "彼女はもう家に着いただろう。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}はもう{家|いえ}に{着|つ}いただろう。",
"en": "She has probably gotten home by now."
},
{
"ja": "この問題は子どもには難しいだろうと思います。",
"furigana": "この{問題|もんだい}は{子|こ}どもには{難|むずか}しいだろうと{思|おも}います。",
"en": "I think this problem is probably too hard for children."
}
],
"tags": [
"conjecture"
],
"notes": "Common in writing and in men's casual speech; でしょう is the polite form. Often used with たぶん or きっと, or as 〜だろうと思う.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "557467b8b2c8fc3d19d7a165735de9e7e7599da986fa12838436d966a131d884",
"meanings": [
"大概",
"我想"
],
"formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+だろう",
"explanation": "表示推测,是でしょう的简体形式。",
"notes": "常与たぶん等副词搭配。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "明日はたぶん晴れるだろう。",
"zh": "明天大概会放晴。"
},
{
"ja": "彼女はもう家に着いただろう。",
"zh": "她现在应该已经到家了。"
},
{
"ja": "この問題は子どもには難しいだろうと思います。",
"zh": "我想这道题对孩子来说大概太难了。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#darou",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "527d4501225639dbfccf6b7aeb4bb7b80c98974d70117fdf4961b4fb7fdb0a68"
}
}