Definition of 方が良い (ほうがよい)

ほうよ

方が良い

ほうがよい

hougayoi

Common word

expression, adjective

had better ...(after past tense verb)

had better not ...(after negative verb)

Related Kanji

方	direction, person, alternative
良	good, pleasing, skilled

Conjugations

adjective

Plain

Polite

Negative

Negative (Polite)

Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense

方が良い

ほうがよい

hougayoi

方が良いです

ほうがよいです

hougayoidesu

方が良くない

ほうがよくない

hougayokunai

方が良くありません

ほうがよくありません

hougayokuarimasen

方が良くないです

ほうがよくないです

hougayokunaidesu

Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense

方が良かった

ほうがよかった

hougayokatta

方が良かったです

ほうがよかったです

hougayokattadesu

方が良くなかった

ほうがよくなかった

hougayokunakatta

方が良くありませんでした

ほうがよくありませんでした

hougayokuarimasendeshita

方が良くなかったです

ほうがよくなかったです

hougayokunakattadesu

Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..

方が良かろう

ほうがよかろう

hougayokarou

Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..

方が良いだろう

ほうがよいだろう

hougayoidarou

te-form

方が良くて

ほうがよくて

hougayokute

Adverb

方が良く

ほうがよく

hougayoku

Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..

方が良ければ

ほうがよければ

hougayokereba

方が良くなければ

ほうがよくなければ

hougayokunakereba

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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 221 results)

いじょう

ま

ほうよ

You had better not wait any longer

さんじゅう

ふん

ま

ほうよ

おも

I think we had better wait another thirty minutes

え

すこ

はな

み

ほうよ

The picture looks nicer from a distance

やま

すこ

はな

み

ほうよ

The mountains look nicer from a distance

え

すこ

はな

ほうよ

み

The picture looks better at a distance

がいしゅつ

、

わたし

おも

I thought you had better not go out

もんだい

むずか

と

。

、

もんだい

はじ

ほうよ

This problem is hard to solve. So you had better begin with that one

すぐに

で

出た

ほうよ

方が良い

You had better leave at once

い

ほうよ

おも

I think it better to go at once

わたし

いえ

しょうせつ

よ

ほうよ

For my part I prefer to stay at home and read a novel

すぐに

やった

ほうがよい

You had better do it at once

ものがたり

、

あと

後の

ほうよ

方が良い

Of the two stories, the latter story is better

きかい

りよう

ほうよ

You should take advantage of this opportunity

い

ほうよ

かれ

い

He said that you had better go

きみ

しぜん

はな

ほうよ

You had better speak more naturally

かいごう

さんか

ほうよ

It would be better if we didn't attend that meeting

わたし

きょういく

きび

し

ほうよ

You may as well know that I am a strict instructor

きみ

がいしゅつ

You'd better not go out today

わたし

すこ

こころ

お

おも

I think you should hold your horses a little

きみ

かれ

こうさい

ほうよ

You had better not keep company with him

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