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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2021 · 4 MIN

Why don't you do something?

from Japanese Grammar Tips · host Yuya Sato

In this lesson, I will introduce you how to say, "why don't you do something" in Japanese. You need to use past affirmative of a verb in plain forms followed by らどうですか。 <Example Sentences> もうすこし はやく おきたらどうですか。 もうすこし はやく おきたらどう。 もうすこし はやく おきたら。 Why don't you get up a little bit earlier? あした びょういん に いったらどうですか。 あした びょういん に いったらどう。 あした びょういん に いったら。 Why don't you go to a hospital tomorrow? もっと べんきょうしたらどうですか。 もっと べんきょうしたらどう。 もっと べんきょうしたら。 Why don't you study more? なんか いったら。 Why don't you say something? References: Plain Forms in Past Tense https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Plain-Forms-in-Past-Tense-eoe8fp You have to do something https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/You-have-to-do-something-eootdo You had better do something https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/You-had-better-do-something-eomelf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuyaman1986

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