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Grammar detail: 〜ではないだろうか
〜ではないだろうか - could it be that ~; might it be that ~
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noun
+ ではないだろうか
means could it be that ~; might it be that ~
Other patterns:
verb plain
+のではないだろうか
い adjective
+のではないだろうか
な adjective
+な
+のではないだろうか
When speaking politely でしょうか should be used rather than だろうか, as can be seen in the next example. It is also a useful expression to make suggestions to people that may require a level of sensitivity. This is also demonstrated in the next example.
Kanji used in this grammar
セイ ショウ life なま raw いかす to enliven いきる to live いける to arrange flowers うまれる to be born うむ to give birth to き pure, undiluted おう to grow, to sprout はえる to grow, to sprout はやす to grow, cultivate
ジョウ ショウ うえ above うわ- above あげる to raise あがる to rise かみ first half, upper part のぼる to climb のぼせる to bring up, to raise のぼす to bring up
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