Structure
Verb + だろう
Adjective + だろう
Noun + だろう
Details
Part of Speech
Auxiliary Verb
Word Type
Dependent Word
Register
Standard
About だろう
だろう is a conjugated form of だ, and can also be seen in the contracted form だろ (more casual). だろう expresses that the speaker thinks that something is true (assertion/expectation), and also that the listener would probably agree with them. This comes across like 'right?', or 'probably' in English.
だろう carries exactly the same meaning as でしょう (the polite equivalent). However, due to だ being more casual than です, だろう is also considered to be more casual/masculine than でしょう.
Caution
While だろう is usually used when the speaker has some sort of information that would support their assertion, it can also be used simply when the speaker 'feels' that something is true.
In this kind of sentence that expresses a 'feeling' or 'hunch', だろう comes across as quite low confidence. The speaker's tone of voice will often reveal how confident だろう is.
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ここがいいだろう?
This place here is good (right?)
あなただろう。
It's you (right?)
これはペンだろう。
This is a pen. (right?)
今夜は、忙しいだろう。
Tonight is busy (right?)
これは、水だろう。
This is water, right?
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