N4 Additional Expressions

~でしょう？: meaning, usage and examples

~でしょう？ means: ...right? (confirming information, less formal).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 明日あしたは休やすみでしょう？

   Tomorrow is a day off, right?

2. あなたも行いくでしょう？

   You're going too, right?

3. このケーキ、おいしいでしょう？

   This cake is good, isn't it?

4. 木村きむらさんは昨日きのう、会社かいしゃを休やすんだでしょう？

   Mr. Kimura took the day off work yesterday, right?

When to use it

Asks the listener to confirm something the speaker already believes: 'right?' or 'isn't it?'. It is said with rising intonation. Use it to check a fact (明日あしたは休やすみでしょう？), to share a feeling you expect the listener to agree with (きれいでしょう？), or to remind someone (言いったでしょう？ 'I told you, didn't I?').

Nuance

Although it looks like です, it is a little casual and can sound pushy, like 'I told you so', if used to a superior. In casual speech it shortens to でしょ？; the plain form is だろう？. With falling intonation, でしょう means 'probably' instead.

Compare

Compare でしょう with falling intonation (a guess): 明日あしたは雨あめでしょう 'It will probably rain tomorrow'. Compare ね: 寒さむいですね shares a feeling, while 寒さむいでしょう？ expects the listener to confirm what you assume. ですか is a real question with no assumption.

Tip: Listen to the end: rising でしょう？ asks for agreement, falling でしょう is a guess. With a teacher or a boss, ですよね is the safer choice.