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暑あつい 日ひは 泳およい だ 方ほうが いい よ ！ 
On a hot day, it's better to swim!
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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.
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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.
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もう 一 度 考 え た 方 が いいです 。 
It would be better to think it over.
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車 に 注 意 し た 方 が いいです よ 。 
You had better watch out for cars.
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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.
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すぐに やった 方 が 良 い 。 
You had better do it soon.
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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.
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病 院 で 診 て もらった 方 が 良 い よ 。 
You should have that examined at the hospital.
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そろそろ 休 ん だ 方 が 良 い と 思 い ま す よ 。 
I think you had better rest soon.

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Natsu
Level: 5
(10 years ago)
★ 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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Construction
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AVerb: Casual, past (た) ほう
 
AVerb: ない form 方
 
 
がいい
Basic Examples:
飲んだ方がいい (it would be better to drink)

Where this grammar is found
Genki I: Chapter 12
Nihongo So-Matome N4 (日本語総まとめ): 第２週　６日目
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第１部　１３課
JLPT N4 / Intermediate: Verb Endings


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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
11 years ago
avatar くるるぎくん - Level 1
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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.
12 years ago
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Discussion about this grammar
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darkje
Years Studied: 2
Studying: 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 66
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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12 years ago (Edited 12 years ago.)
Yobisute
Level: 1, 好 : 4
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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11 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 105, 好 : 6,478
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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11 years ago
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alekth
Years Studied: 5
Level: 13, 好 : 106

I think the negative ない方がいい should also be included here, couldn't find it elsewhere on the site. Not sure if both are part of N4 though, although we did study both together pretty early on.

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7 years ago (Edited 7 years ago.)
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 105, 好 : 6,478

Agreed, and added!

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7 years ago
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このはまる
Level: 1, 好 : 51

明日テストがあるので勉強した方がいいです。

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6 years ago
まさむね123
Years Studied: Since Nov 2018
Studying: JLPT N3
Level: 1, 好 : 17
alekth は 03月 25日, 4:00に
I think the negative ない方がいい should also be included here, couldn't find it elsewhere on the site. Not sure if both are part of N4 though, although we did study both together pretty early on.



https://www.renshuu.org/gramma... Link to negative form is here. Just a heads up




と言いました。
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3 years ago
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|マルコ|
Years Studied: ？？？
Studying: JLPT N2/N1 -------- 44 Games Completed in Japanese
Level: 110, 好 : 342

maybe the meaning "should" should be added as well (next to the current meaning, not as a separate point) :)
source: https://jlptsensei.com/learn-j...

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5 months ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 105, 好 : 6,478

I'd be happy to add that!

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5 months ago



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