Verb forms and requests
~ましょう
let's ~
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How to form it
- Verb (ます-stem) + ましょう: 行きましょう
Register: Polite
Explanation
Suggests doing something together; it can also express the speaker's own intention depending on context.
The reply is はい、そうしましょう.
Examples
いっしょに昼ご飯を食べましょう。
いっしょにひるごはんをたべましょう。
Let's have lunch together.
少し休みましょう。
すこしやすみましょう。
Let's rest a little.
いっしょに帰りましょう。
いっしょにかえりましょう。
Let's go home together.
Compare with
Common mistakes
- Using ~ましょう when a plain statement of one's own plan with ~ます is what is needed.
- Answering with いいえ to agree.