15.2.2 推量: …だろう [don’t you think …?; aren’t you …?; aren’t I right …?]

これ、いいだろう。きのう買ったんだ。

This should be good. I bought it yesterday.

這個，不錯吧。昨天買的。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
これ	kore	subject	this
いい	ii	modifiers	good
だろう	daro-u	verb conjugations	probably
きのう	kino	modifiers	yesterday
買った	ka-t-ta	predicate	bought
んだ	n-da	verb conjugations	(explanatory particle)

Yeah, it’s a nice bicycle. Can you lend it to me too?

嗯，是輛不錯的自行車呢。借給我用一下吧。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
うん	un	-	yes
いい	ii	modifiers	good
自転車だね	jitensha-da-ne	subject	bicycle, right?
ぼくにも	boku-ni-mo	modifiers	to me too
貸してよ	kashi-te-yo	predicate	lend it to me

Tomorrow, there will be a fireworks festival. Mari-chan, are you going?

明天會有煙花大會吧。瑪麗醬，要去嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
あした	ashita	modifiers	tomorrow
花火大会が	hanabi-taikai-ga	subject	fireworks festival (subject marker)
あるだろう	aru-daro-u	verb conjugations	will be
マリちゃん	mari-chan	subject	Mari-chan
行く	iku	predicate	go

Of course, I’m going. Let’s go together.

當然去啊。一起去吧。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
もちろん	mochiron	modifiers	of course
行くわ	iku-wa	predicate	will go
いっしょに	issho-ni	modifiers	together
行きましょうよ	iki-masho-u-yo	predicate	let’s go