Learn Japanese grammar: 方がいい / (ほうがいい) (hou ga ii). Meaning: had better; it’d be better to; should ~.
Both the kanji and hiragana version can be used: 方がいい / ほうがいい .
Example A) past-casual
行ったほうがいい。
itta hou ga ii.
You had better go / you should go.
Example B) negative
行かないほうがいい。
ikanai hou ga ii.
You shouldn’t go.
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ほうがいい - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
疲れたら、早く寝たほうがいい。
Example #2
暑い日には、水をたくさん飲んだ方がいい。
Example #3
寝る前に、スマホを使わない方がいい。
Example #4
毎日日本語を練習した方がいいですよ。
Example #5
分からないとき、先生に聞いた方がいいですよ。
Example #6
肉だけじゃなくて、野菜も食べたほうがいいですよ。
Example #7
ご飯の後で、歯を磨いた方がいいですよ。
Example #8
20歳になっても、お酒を飲まない方がいいと思います。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 早い | はやい | fast; early |
| 寝る | ねる | to sleep; to go to bed; to lie down |
| 水 | みず | water; fluid; liquid |
| 前 | まえ | previous; before; in front; ago |
| 毎日 | まいにち | every day |
| 分かる | わかる | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow |
| 先生 | せんせい | teacher; instructor; master |
| 聞く | きく | to hear; to listen (to music); to ask; to learn of |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| ご飯 | ごはん | cooked rice, meal |
| 二十歳 | はたち | 20 years old; twenty years old |
| お酒 | おさけ | alcohol |
| 疲れる | つかれる | to be tired |
| 早く | はやく | early |
| 寝る | ねる | to sleep |
| 暑い日 | あついひ | hot day |
| 水 | みず | water |
| 飲む | のむ | to drink |
| 寝る前に | ねるまえに | before sleeping |
| スマホ | smartphone | |
| 使う | つかう | to use |
| 毎日 | まいにち | every day |
| 日本語 | にほんご | Japanese language |
| 練習 | れんしゅう | to practice |
| 分かる | わかる | to understand |
| 先生 | せんせい | teacher |
| 聞く | きく | to ask |
| 肉 | にく | meat |
| 野菜 | やさい | vegetable |
| ご飯 | ごはん | meal |
| 歯を磨く | はをみがく | to brush teeth |
| 20歳 | はたち | 20 years old (adult in Japan) |
| お酒 | おさけ | alcohol |
| と思う | とおもう | to think |
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