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でしょう — meaning in English

deshō

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English meaning

  • maybe adv Perhaps; possibly, but not certainly.
  • perhaps adv Possibly; maybe.
  • right adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.

Senses

でしょう is used for these senses in English:

  • maybe (as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
  • right Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.

maybe — full definition

  1. adv Perhaps; possibly, but not certainly.
  2. noun An uncertain or noncommittal answer.

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