Meaning of 方が良い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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方が良い, 方がいい, 方がよい
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Kana Readingほうがいい, ほうがよい
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Romajihōgaii, hōgayoi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- (after past tense verb) had better (verb); (after negative verb) had better not (verb)
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Example Sentences
方が良い, 方がいい, 方がよい, ほうがいい, ほうがよい used in context
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You should stay away from cults like that before you turn into a moron.
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If you're going to apologise, sooner is better.
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'Number-withheld' calls are scary, it's best not to answer them.
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早く帰った方がいい、暑いから。サバは、生き腐れとも言われるくらい足が早い。
It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.
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よろしかったらスキーに行っていいですよ、でも私としては、家にいて小説でも読む方がいいです。
You can go skiing if you like, but for my part I prefer to stay at home and read a novel.
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ファイルへの直リン
ちょくリン だけはやめたとめる 方がいいほうがいい です。 URLユーアールエル の最初さいしょ だけ全角ぜんかく httpエイチティーティーピー にするとか、ちょっと工夫くふう しようする 。It's a good idea to stop using direct-links to files. Use a trick like starting the URL with double-width h t t p or something.
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