Structure
Tentative
Noun + でしょう
Verb + でしょう
Adjective + でしょう
Details
Part of Speech
Auxiliary Verb
Word Type
Dependent Word
Register
Polite
About でしょう
でしょう is a conjugated form of です, and can also be seen in the contracted form でしょ (more casual). でしょう is regularly translated to 'right?', or 'probably' in English. In a broader sense it just expresses an assertion about something (like です), that the speaker assumes the listener would probably agree with.
In the above, we can see that, in both examples, the speaker is looking for confirmation that/affirming that the listener agrees with them.
As でしょう is a conjugation of です (the polite form of だ), it usually follows the plain form of words, rather than words using ~ます. However, in very formal situations, or older literature ~ますでしょう may be seen.
Caution
Despite sounding relatively low confidence, using でしょう implies that the speaker has some form of information that makes them believe that the (A) statement is true.
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これはあなたの本でしょう。
This is your book, right?
いいでしょう。
It is probably good. (right?)
明日は寒いでしょう。
It will probably be cold tomorrow.
あなたはトムでしょう?
You are Tom, right?
これは、いい車でしょう。
This is a good car, right?
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