〜でしょう
N5deshou
probably; I think; ..., right?
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + でしょう
Chinese meanings
大概;……吧
Chinese formation
动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+でしょう
Chinese usage
表示推测,也可用升调寻求对方认同。
Chinese notes
天气预报中常用;简体形式为だろう。
Examples
- 明日は雨が降るでしょう。It will probably rain tomorrow.明天大概会下雨。
- 山の上は寒いでしょう。It's probably cold at the top of the mountain.山上大概很冷吧。
- このかばん、かわいいでしょう?This bag is cute, isn't it?这个包很可爱吧?
Notes
Typical of weather forecasts. Said with rising intonation, it asks the listener to agree. Plain form: だろう (N4).
#conjecture
Practice in a lesson
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('deshou');
{
"id": "deshou",
"pattern": "〜でしょう",
"romaji": "deshou",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "probably; I think; ..., right?",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + でしょう",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "明日は雨が降るでしょう。",
"furigana": "{明日|あした}は{雨|あめ}が{降|ふ}るでしょう。",
"en": "It will probably rain tomorrow."
},
{
"ja": "山の上は寒いでしょう。",
"furigana": "{山|やま}の{上|うえ}は{寒|さむ}いでしょう。",
"en": "It's probably cold at the top of the mountain."
},
{
"ja": "このかばん、かわいいでしょう?",
"en": "This bag is cute, isn't it?"
}
],
"tags": [
"conjecture"
],
"notes": "Typical of weather forecasts. Said with rising intonation, it asks the listener to agree. Plain form: だろう (N4).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "703d49b424f5a9998c40991aa64ce7191ae986fce3d990e091c3fefc352664c3",
"meanings": [
"大概",
"……吧"
],
"formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+でしょう",
"explanation": "表示推测,也可用升调寻求对方认同。",
"notes": "天气预报中常用;简体形式为だろう。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "明日は雨が降るでしょう。",
"zh": "明天大概会下雨。"
},
{
"ja": "山の上は寒いでしょう。",
"zh": "山上大概很冷吧。"
},
{
"ja": "このかばん、かわいいでしょう?",
"zh": "这个包很可爱吧?"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#deshou",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "ed4d4122ee0534fd054c2f9f285314e1428abed5330fe7c37040e6d443f76e7f"
}
}