ใใงใใใ
~ deshou
Probably / Right?
๐ธ Soft Conjecture and Confirmation ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Ashita no kaigi wa, gogo kara deshou?
Tomorrow's meeting is in the afternoon, right?
Ee, sono hazu desu. Buchou mo shusseki sareru deshou.
Yes, it should be. The department manager will probably attend too.
Junbi ni wa kanari jikan ga kakaru deshou ne.
It will probably take quite a bit of time to prepare, won't it?
Sou desu ne. Demo, kare nara umaku yaru deshou.
That's true. But he will likely do a good job.
Soto wa ame ga futte iru you desu. Yoru wa hiekomu deshou.
It seems to be raining outside. It will probably get chilly tonight.
Ee, ashita no asa ni wa yande iru deshou.
Yes, it will likely have stopped by tomorrow morning.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
V/Adj/N + deshou
Probably / I bet / Right?
- Pattern: ใใงใใใ
- Meaning: Expresses a soft guess, conjecture, or seeks confirmation.
Ashita wa hareru deshou.
It will probably be sunny tomorrow.
Sore wa takai deshou?
That's expensive, right?
๐ Explanation
ใใใงใใใใ is used to express the speaker's conjecture or to politely ask for the listener's agreement.
It is the polite version of ใ ใใ. When said with a rising intonation, it functions as a tag question (e.g., '...right?').
In weather forecasts or formal reports, it is used to state probabilities based on evidence without sounding too assertive.
Kare wa kuru deshou.
= 'He will probably come.'
Oishii deshou?
= 'It's delicious, isn't it?'
๐ Quiz
Which sentence means 'It will probably get chilly tonight.'?