ほうがよい – Vocabulary details

ほうがよい

Adjective (い)

Expression

1. had better ...

after past tense verb

明あかるくなってから戻もどってくる方ほうがいいですよね。It's better to come back after it gets bright, isn't it?

2. had better not ...

after negative verb

あんたは行いかない方ほうがいいよ。You had better not go.

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

had better do so

wives and tatami mats are best when new

今日きょうは行いかないほうがよい。

You'd better not go today.

君きみは行いかないほうがよい。

You'd better not go.

あなたは出でかけないほうがよい。

You'd better not go out.

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