GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5

Guided Japanese Course

A mastery path for complete beginners and technology professionals.

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TRACK 8 · 8-9

Suggestions: ~たらどうですか

Use Vたらどうですか to suggest an action and distinguish suggestions from advice, permission, and commands.

30 min
Before you begin
  • ~たら conditional.
Why this matters

This gives you another collaborative option: 'How about trying X?' rather than issuing a command.

1. Literally: if you did X, how would it be?

Vたらどうですか functions as a suggestion.

Different ways to guide action
使ってみたらどうですかHow about trying it?
使ったほうがいいですYou should use it.
使ってくださいPlease use it.