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[ほう()··()·]
hougayoi
expression, i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[ほうが()·]
hougayoi
[ほう()···]
hougayoi

Root Words:

[ほう() + が + ()·]
hou + ga + yoi

English Meaning(s) for 方が良い

expression, i adjective
  1. had better ... (after past tense verb)
  2. had better not ... (after negative verb)

Meanings for each kanji in 方が良い

» direction; person; alternative
» good; pleasing; skilled

Stroke Order Diagrams for 方が良い

Conjugations for 方が良い

Adjective stem
[ほう()··()]
hougayo
te-form
[ほう()··()··]
hougayokute
Negative te-form
[ほう()··()····]
hougayokunakute
Adverbial Form
[ほう()··()·]
hougayoku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほう()··()·]
hougayoi
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほう()··()···]
hougayokunai
Past Indicative Form
[ほう()··()···]
hougayokatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほう()··()·····]
hougayokunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほう()··()···]
hougayokereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほう()··()·····]
hougayokunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[ほう()··()····]
hougayokunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほう()··()····]
hougayokattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほう()··()······]
hougayokunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[ほう()··()·]
hougayosa

Sample Sentences for 方が良い

We had better not attend the meeting.
It would be better for you to stay in bed today.
You may as well chew your food well.
For the time being we two had better not meet too often.
I'd rather she sat next to me.

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