"だろう" meaning in Japanese

See だろう in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Forms: darō [romanization], darau [romanization], だらう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|hhira=だらう}} だろう • (darō) ^(←だらう (darau)?)
  1. (informal) I know, right!? Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-だろう-ja-intj-NyIEG3KT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: だろ (daro) [informal]

Verb

Forms: darō [romanization], darau [romanization], だらう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-verb form|hhira=だらう}} だろう • (darō) ^(←だらう (darau)?)
  1. Volitional/conjectural form of だ (da). Used to present a supposition.
    Sense id: en-だろう-ja-verb-MIx2GMwf Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 47 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 42 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 42 50
  2. Volitional/conjectural form of だ (da). Indicates a volitional question.
    Sense id: en-だろう-ja-verb-loOnkVuM Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 41 52 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 47 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 42 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 42 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 25 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 20 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: でしょう (deshō) [polite], やろう (yarō) [Kansai, dialectal, slang], だろ (daro) [informal] Synonyms (Aichi dialect): だらあ (darā)
Disambiguation of 'Aichi dialect': 50 50

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "darō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "darau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だらう",
      "roman": "darau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hhira": "だらう"
      },
      "expansion": "だろう • (darō) ^(←だらう (darau)?)",
      "name": "ja-verb form"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 47 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 42 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 42 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's probably a mechanical failure.",
          "roman": "Kikai no koshō darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "機",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "械",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "故",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "障",
              "しょう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "機械の故障だろう。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It will probably rain.",
          "roman": "Ame ga furu darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "雨",
              "あめ"
            ],
            [
              "降",
              "ふ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "雨が降るだろう。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nobody will believe it.",
          "roman": "Dare mo shinjinai darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誰",
              "だれ"
            ],
            [
              "信",
              "しん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "誰も信じないだろう。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Who will say such things?",
          "roman": "Dare ga sonna koto o iu darō ka.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誰",
              "だれ"
            ],
            [
              "事",
              "こと"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "誰がそんな事を言うだろうか。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Volitional/conjectural form of だ (da). Used to present a supposition."
      ],
      "id": "en-だろう-ja-verb-MIx2GMwf",
      "links": [
        [
          "だ",
          "だ#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 41 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 47 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 42 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 42 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 25 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 20 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You saw the photo I sent you yesterday, right?",
          "roman": "Kinō okutta shashin wa mita darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "昨日",
              "きのう"
            ],
            [
              "送",
              "おく"
            ],
            [
              "写",
              "しゃ"
            ],
            [
              "真",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "見",
              "み"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "昨日送った写真は見ただろう。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Volitional/conjectural form of だ (da). Indicates a volitional question."
      ],
      "id": "en-だろう-ja-verb-loOnkVuM",
      "links": [
        [
          "だ",
          "だ#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "deshō",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "でしょう"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yarō",
      "tags": [
        "Kansai",
        "dialectal",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "やろう"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "daro",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "だろ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "roman": "darā",
      "sense": "Aichi dialect",
      "word": "だらあ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "だろう"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "darō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "darau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だらう",
      "roman": "darau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "hhira": "だらう"
      },
      "expansion": "だろう • (darō) ^(←だらう (darau)?)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "I know, right!?"
      ],
      "id": "en-だろう-ja-intj-NyIEG3KT",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) I know, right!?"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "daro",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "だろ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "だろう"
}
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    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese interjections",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese non-lemma forms",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "darō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "darau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だらう",
      "roman": "darau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hhira": "だらう"
      },
      "expansion": "だろう • (darō) ^(←だらう (darau)?)",
      "name": "ja-verb form"
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's probably a mechanical failure.",
          "roman": "Kikai no koshō darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "機",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "械",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "故",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "障",
              "しょう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "機械の故障だろう。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It will probably rain.",
          "roman": "Ame ga furu darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "雨",
              "あめ"
            ],
            [
              "降",
              "ふ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "雨が降るだろう。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nobody will believe it.",
          "roman": "Dare mo shinjinai darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誰",
              "だれ"
            ],
            [
              "信",
              "しん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "誰も信じないだろう。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Who will say such things?",
          "roman": "Dare ga sonna koto o iu darō ka.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誰",
              "だれ"
            ],
            [
              "事",
              "こと"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "誰がそんな事を言うだろうか。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Volitional/conjectural form of だ (da). Used to present a supposition."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "だ",
          "だ#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You saw the photo I sent you yesterday, right?",
          "roman": "Kinō okutta shashin wa mita darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "昨日",
              "きのう"
            ],
            [
              "送",
              "おく"
            ],
            [
              "写",
              "しゃ"
            ],
            [
              "真",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "見",
              "み"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "昨日送った写真は見ただろう。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Volitional/conjectural form of だ (da). Indicates a volitional question."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "だ",
          "だ#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "deshō",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "でしょう"
    },
    {
      "roman": "darā",
      "sense": "Aichi dialect",
      "word": "だらあ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yarō",
      "tags": [
        "Kansai",
        "dialectal",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "やろう"
    },
    {
      "roman": "daro",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "だろ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "だろう"
}

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    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese interjections",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese non-lemma forms",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "darō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "darau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だらう",
      "roman": "darau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "hhira": "だらう"
      },
      "expansion": "だろう • (darō) ^(←だらう (darau)?)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I know, right!?"
      ],
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        "(informal) I know, right!?"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "daro",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "だろ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "だろう"
}

Download raw JSONL data for だろう meaning in Japanese (3.6kB)

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