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CONTENTS
　
た
ほう
方
　
が
　
いい

Quick Info
1. It would be better to A

3
Meaning
It would be better to A
JLPT level: N4 | Other grammar in 'Can, Should, Must':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): none (add related)

How to Use
Examples (7)
User sentences (48)
Verified sentences (1)
Construction
Verb: Casual, past (た)A+ほう+が+いい
Example:
飲んだ方がいい (it would be better to drink)


Usages notes (by users)
  • 好き?
    4
    The verb may also be in the dictionary form with this construction. The suggestions expressed with the verb in the dictionary form are slightly less strong than the ones with the verb in the past tense plain.
    Written by 3+ years ago

  • 好き?
    3
    The いい　may also be put int o the past form.
    to show an idea that happened in the past.

    ex:食べたほうが良かった　＝　would have been better to eat
    Written by くるるぎくん 1 year ago



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「この宿題が分からないから、先生に聞いた方がいいかなぁ。」
I don't understand this homework, so I wonder if it's better to ask the teacher.
Helpful? 2 | Something incorrect?
「風邪を治すために休んだ方がいいよ。」
It's good to rest in order for your cold to get better.
Helpful? 2 | Something incorrect?
「もう一度考えた方がいいです。」
It would be better to think it over.
Helpful? 2 | Something incorrect?
「車に注意した方がいいですよ。」
You had better watch out for cars.
Helpful? 6 | Something incorrect?
「ここにいるから夕食を食べた方が良い。」
Since you're here, you had better eat dinner.
Helpful? 0 | Something incorrect?
「すぐにやった方が良い。」
You had better do it soon.
Helpful? 0 | Something incorrect?
「ここでお休みになった方がよいのでは。」
It would be better if you took a rest here.
Helpful? 2 | Something incorrect?

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Natsu
Years studied: 3 | Studying: JLPT N2

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はんこ ポスト
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★ お風呂のお湯を暖めた方が良いですよ。
You should warm up the bathtub's water.
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Discussion about this grammar

darkje
Years studied: 2 | Studying: 2級

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元気 好き
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はんこ ポスト
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I found that this is one of the few times when a kanji is used that it can confuse you versus using hiragana. When using 方, I find myself confusing it with stem+方 (かた), for some reason, even though when you see がいい, it shouldn't.
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written 3+ years ago. Edited 3+ years ago.
Yobisute

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はんこ ポスト
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When looking through the user sentences, I noticed some that had the negative past form of a verb before 方が. Isn't the verb preceding 方がいい in a negative statement always in present-tense?

e.g., 彼女の料理についてとてもどぎまぎだから、冗談しなかった方がいい。
The end should be: 冗談しない方がいい。 Right?
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written 2+ years ago.
マイコー Site admin
Years studied: Too many (not enough!) | Studying: 適当に

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Yes, you're right. the いい part can be changed to the past to refer to an opinion that happened in the past, but I don't think I've ever heard it the way that sentence is written.
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written 2+ years ago.