ほうが良い – Vocabulary details

ほうが良よい

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.

good

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

疲つかれてるので休やすんだほうが良よい。

Since you're tired, you should rest.

早はやめに行いったほうが良よいかな？

Should we go early?

君きみは、そこに行いかなかったほうが良よかった。

You shouldn't have gone there.

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