だろう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

(informal) だろ (daro)

Verb

だろう • (darō) ^{←だらう (darau)^?}

Volitional/conjectural form of だ (da). Used to present a supposition.
機(き)械(かい)の故(こ)障(しょう)だろう。
Kikai no koshō darō.
It's probably a mechanical failure.

雨(あめ)が降(ふ)るだろう。
Ame ga furu darō.
It will probably rain.

誰(だれ)も信(しん)じないだろう。
Dare mo shinjinai darō.
Nobody will believe it.

誰(だれ)がそんな事(こと)を言(い)うだろうか。
Dare ga sonna koto o iu darō ka.
Who will say such things?
Volitional/conjectural form of だ (da). Indicates a volitional question.
昨日(きのう)送(おく)った写(しゃ)真(しん)は見(み)ただろう。
Kinō okutta shashin wa mita darō.
You saw the photo I sent you yesterday, right?

Synonyms

(polite) でしょう (deshō)
(Aichi dialect) だらあ (darā)
(Kansai dialect or slang) やろう (yarō)

Interjection

だろう • (darō) ^{←だらう (darau)^?}

(informal) I know, right!?

Etymology 2

See the corresponding lemma form.

For pronunciation and definitions of だろう – see the following entry.

【たろう】

[suffix] shows conjecture about a past or completed action ("Wasn't it [...]?", "Didn't I [...]?")

(This term, だろう (darō), is an alternative spelling of the above term.)