Japanese ないかしら grammar naikashira
Let’s learn Japanese ないかしら grammar naikashira :
Formation :
N／Aなではないかしら
Aいー＞くないかしら
Vないかしら
Meaning and how to use :
Describing the speculation that the speaker thinks is true, though it is not fully credible. In the case of monologue, this is a self-talk way, but in the case of a listener, it becomes a question.
Examples:
あそこに発表している方はお父さんではないかしら。
Asoko ni happyou shite iru kata wa otousande wa nai kashira.
The person announcing there is your father, isn’t he?
この服装は子供っぽくないかしら。
Kono fukusou wa kodomoppokunai kashira.
Aren’t those clothes a bit child-like?
あの子は有希ちゃんの友達ではないかしら。
Anokoha yukichan no tomodachide wa nai kashira.
I wonder if that kid is a friend of Yuki.
子供は何か私に隠していることがあるではないかしら。
Kodomo wa nani ka watashi ni kakushite iru koto ga arude wa nai kashira.
The child is hiding something from me, isn’t he?
上司は僕に何か好きではないところがあるではないかしら。
Joushi wa boku ni nanika sukide wanai tokoro ga arude wa nai kashira.
I wonder if the boss has something against me.
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