Let's go A; Why don't we A?
This is used when addressing/inviting a group of people.
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その丘の上で雪だるまを作ろうではないか。
Why don't we make a snowman on top of that hill?
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皆がこの曲を知っているので歌ってみようじゃないか！
Because everyone knows this piece of music, why don't we try to sing it?!
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さて、スピーチが始まる前に飲もうではないか。
Well, before the speech begins, shall we have a drink?
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もうこの話は止めようじゃないか。
Let's stop with this talk already.
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Construction
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Basic Examples:
読もうではないか (let's read)
行こうじゃないか (why don't we go?)
Where this grammar is found
User notes
恵理子
Level: 1
(13 years ago)
This expression usually invites people to great and extraordinary deeds, not to small and daily things.
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