〜ましょうか
N5mashou ka
shall I ...?; shall we ...?
Formation
Verb-stem + ましょうか
Chinese meanings
我来……好吗;我们……好吗
Chinese formation
动词ます形词干+ましょうか
Chinese usage
提出替对方做某事,或询问共同决定。
Chinese notes
根据语境可表示“我来”或“我们”。
Examples
- 窓を開けましょうか。Shall I open the window?我来开窗好吗?
- 荷物を持ちましょうか。Shall I carry your bags?我帮你拿行李好吗?
- 何時に会いましょうか。What time shall we meet?我们几点见面呢?
Notes
Offers to do something for the listener (shall I?) or asks them to decide something together (shall we?).
#suggestion#invitation
Related N5 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mashou-ka');
{
"id": "mashou-ka",
"pattern": "〜ましょうか",
"romaji": "mashou ka",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "shall I ...?; shall we ...?",
"formation": "Verb-stem + ましょうか",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "窓を開けましょうか。",
"furigana": "{窓|まど}を{開|あ}けましょうか。",
"en": "Shall I open the window?"
},
{
"ja": "荷物を持ちましょうか。",
"furigana": "{荷物|にもつ}を{持|も}ちましょうか。",
"en": "Shall I carry your bags?"
},
{
"ja": "何時に会いましょうか。",
"furigana": "{何|なん}{時|じ}に{会|あ}いましょうか。",
"en": "What time shall we meet?"
}
],
"tags": [
"suggestion",
"invitation"
],
"notes": "Offers to do something for the listener (shall I?) or asks them to decide something together (shall we?).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "bf79ebcad31c8abf43c09e8f59ea4b07ff26218e655fb6af8d2634f878e92c33",
"meanings": [
"我来……好吗",
"我们……好吗"
],
"formation": "动词ます形词干+ましょうか",
"explanation": "提出替对方做某事,或询问共同决定。",
"notes": "根据语境可表示“我来”或“我们”。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "窓を開けましょうか。",
"zh": "我来开窗好吗?"
},
{
"ja": "荷物を持ちましょうか。",
"zh": "我帮你拿行李好吗?"
},
{
"ja": "何時に会いましょうか。",
"zh": "我们几点见面呢?"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#mashou-ka",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "88517b0a45e010acfd1deb0c1c57e553a045271666c7368433f2132cb7c070da"
}
}