15.1.2 推量: …でしょう [don’t you think …? aren’t you …? aren’t I right…?]
どう、このセーター、わたしににあうでしょう。
- How about this sweater? Do you think it suits me?
- 這件毛衣怎麼樣，適合我嗎？
| Part | Romaji | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| どう | do | - | how |
| この | kono | modifiers | this |
| セーター | se-ta | subject | sweater |
| わたしに | watashi ni | particles | to me |
| にあう | ni-au | verb conjugations | suits |
| でしょう | desho-u | verb conjugations | right? |
うん、よくにあうね。
- Yeah, it looks good on you.
- 嗯，你穿起來很好看。
| Part | Romaji | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| うん | un | - | yes |
| よく | yoku | modifiers | well |
| にあうね | ni-au-ne | verb conjugations | suits, right? |
ただいま。
- I’m home.
- 我回來了。
| Part | Romaji | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ただいま | tadaima | predicate | I’m home. |
おかえりなさい。疲れたでしょう。
- Welcome back. You must be tired.
- 歡迎回來。你一定很累了。
| Part | Romaji | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| おかえりなさい | okaerinasai | predicate | Welcome back |
| 疲れたでしょう | tsukare-ta-desho-u | modifiers | You must be tired |
お母さん、はさみはどこ?
- Mom, where are the scissors?
- 媽媽，剪刀在哪裡？
| Part | Romaji | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| お母さん | oka-san | subject | mother |
| はさみは | hasami-wa | modifiers | scissors (topic marker) |
| どこ | doko | subject | where |
ほら、机の上にちゃんとあるでしょう。
- Look, it’s right there on the desk, isn’t it?
- 看，桌子上面確實有的吧。
| Part | Romaji | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ほら | hora | - | Look |
| 机の上に | tsukue-no-ue-ni | modifiers | on the desk |
| ちゃんと | chanto | modifiers | properly |
| あるでしょう | aru-desho-u | predicate | there is, right? |
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