のでは
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《abbr. of のではないか》
- isn't it (the case that ...)?
- could it be that ...?
- don't you think?
History:
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A 2024-05-17 23:10:21 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> (id#2301041) - Comments
Doesn't have to be at the end of a sentence.
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のではと思い 333,727 のではと考え 53,132 のではと心配 46,540
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@@ -9 +9 @@ -<s_inf>at sentence end; abbr. of のではないか</s_inf> +<s_inf>abbr. of のではないか</s_inf>
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A 2024-05-17 04:43:23 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> (id#2300997) - Comments
I think that works.
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A* 2024-05-16 23:32:33 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> (id#2300972) - Comments
I'd go with this.
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@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ -<misc>&abbr;</misc> -<s_inf>at the end of sentences, oft. as a question</s_inf> -<gloss>isn't it?</gloss> -<gloss>don't you think so?</gloss> +<s_inf>at sentence end; abbr. of のではないか</s_inf> +<gloss>isn't it (the case that ...)?</gloss> +<gloss>could it be that ...?</gloss> +<gloss>don't you think?</gloss>
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A* 2024-05-15 10:32:08 Nicolas Maia (id#2300834) - Comments
How's this?
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@@ -10,3 +10,3 @@ -<s_inf>at the end of sentences</s_inf> -<gloss>I think</gloss> -<gloss>I believe</gloss> +<s_inf>at the end of sentences, oft. as a question</s_inf> +<gloss>isn't it?</gloss> +<gloss>don't you think so?</gloss>
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A* 2024-05-13 02:39:26 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> (id#2300556) - Comments
isn't it more "isn't it (the case that)...?" i.e. a contraction of just のではないか いいのでは？ I would translate as "it's fine, isn't it?"
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しみトモ、めっちゃ可愛いです。こんなに飼い主に甘える猫ちゃんってなかなかいないのでは？ https://dokusho-ojikan.jp/article/id=753 plenty of examples on Twitter if you search for のでは？ https://twitter.com/search?q="のでは？"&src=typed_query
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