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Japanese grammar: Explain please!?
So I'm currently taking a Japanese composition course at my university, and our professor recently handed back an exam we took the other day. She deducted a point for this, which I thought was rather unfair. The question asked us to offer advice to a friend who doesn't know what he/she wants to do after college, and I said
"Mou ichido kangaenaoshitara dou deshou."
もう一度考え直したらどうでしょう。
and she said that was wrong because I used "deshou" (in her eyes, deshou is too formal when talking with friends.) I was under the impression that you could use either one when talking with your friends, even when using informal speech otherwise. I tried Googling it, but I couldn't find anywhere that stated whether it was one or the other. Can someone please help me to figure this out?
2 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Hmm..your professor sounds very strict. i would say it's ok to use "deshou" but, well..if she said so, how about,
"Mou ichido kangaenaoshitara dou?
もう一度考え直したらどう?
,
"Mou ichido kangaenaoshitemitara dou?
もう一度考え直してみたらどう?
OR
"Mou ichido kangaenaoshitemitara?
もう一度考え直してみたら?
i personally prefer the last one.
by the way, "Mou ichido kangaenaoshitara dou deshou." ="why dont you think it over?" isn't exactly "offering advice", is it??
- 薄紅。Lv 58 years ago
It is more formal, and your teacher is being strict in wanting you to use something which would be more natural, as in you'd use it 75% of the time as opposed to 25%. No biggie, just remove the deshou or use desu instead.
She's smarter than you, so her reasoning is sound.
