～でしょう？
Isn't it?; right?; confirming an expectation
Formation 接続
Plain verb / い-adjective + でしょう; N / な-adjective stem + でしょう
Explanation 説明
With a confirmation-seeking intonation, asks the listener to agree with something the speaker expects to be true.
Examples 例文
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今日は寒いでしょう。
It is cold today, isn't it?
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このケーキはおいしいでしょう。
This cake is delicious, isn't it?
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田中さんも明日の会議に来るでしょう。
Mr. Tanaka is coming to tomorrow's meeting too, isn't he?
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駅はこの道をまっすぐ行ったところでしょう。
The station is straight down this road, isn't it?
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この問題は前にも勉強したでしょう。
You studied this problem before, didn't you?
How related patterns differ 比較
そうだ can describe appearance or hearsay depending on attachment. らしい often uses information or characteristic traits; ようだ and みたい compare or infer. かもしれない leaves a possibility open, でしょう predicts or checks, and はず expresses an expectation based on grounds.
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ～でしょう？ | Isn't it?; right?; confirming an expectation | 今日は寒いでしょう。 It is cold today, isn't it? |
| 〜らしい | Apparently; I hear that; typical of | あの人は来週会社を辞めるらしいですよ。 I hear that person is leaving the company next week. |
| ～に違いない | Must be; surely; there is no doubt that | ジェシカさんは日本に１０年も住んでいたから、日本語が上手に話せるに違いない。 Jessica lived in Japan for ten whole years, so she must speak Japanese well. |
| ～によると～そうです。 | According to; I hear that | 天気予報によると、明日は雨が降るそうです。 According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow. |
| ～そうに／そうな／そうです。 | Looks; seems; I hear that | 空が暗くなって、雨が降りそうです。 The sky has grown dark, and it looks as though it will rain. |
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