15.3 推量: …だろうと思います [I think probably…?]

ここから東京駅までタクシーで20分ぐらいだろうと思います。

I think it takes about 20 minutes by taxi from here to Tokyo Station.

我認為從這裡到東京站大約需要20分鐘的出租車車程。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
ここから	koko kara	-	from here
東京駅まで	Toukyou eki made	-	to Tokyo Station
タクシーで	takushii de	-	by taxi
20分ぐらいだろう	20-fun gurai darou	predicate	would be about 20 minutes
と思います。	to omoimasu.	-	I think

I think the party will surely be fun because everyone is gathering.

大家都聚在一起，所以聚會肯定會很有趣。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
みんなが	min’na-ga	subject	everyone (subject marker)
集まるので	atsumaru-node	modifiers	because gather
パーティーは	pa-ti—wa	subject	party (topic marker)
きっと	kitto	modifiers	surely
楽しいだろうと	tanoshii-daro-u-to	modifiers	will be fun
思います。	omoi-masu-。	predicate	think.

I think Kawamura will win the swimming competition in the summer.

我認為在夏季游泳比賽中，川村選手將會獲勝。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
夏の	natsu-no	modifiers	summer
水泳大会では	suiei-taikai-de-wa	modifiers	in the swimming competition
川村選手が	kawamura-senshu-ga	subject	Kawamura player (subject marker)
優勝するだろうと思う。	yu-sho—suru-daro-u-to-omou-。	predicate	will win (I think)

I think my father will probably oppose my plan.

父親可能會反對我的計劃。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
父は	chichi wa	subject	Father (topic marker)
わたしの	watashi no	modifiers	my
計画には	keikaku ni wa	modifiers	in my plan (contrast marker)
たぶん	tabun	-	probably
反対するだろう	hantai suru darou	predicate	will probably oppose
と思う。	to omou.	-	I think

I think the children did not understand my explanation.

我認為孩子們可能聽不懂我的解釋。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
子どもには	kodomo ni wa	modifiers	to the children (contrast marker)
わたしの	watashi no	modifiers	my
説明が	setsumei ga	subject	explanation (subject marker)
わからなかっただろう	wakaranakatta darou	predicate	probably didn’t understand
と思う。	to omou.	-	I think