判断・推量N3

〜だろうか

I wonder if... / would it...? (self-question)

Structure

句子(普通形)+ だろうか

Explanation

The questioning/self-questioning form of でしょう, "I wonder if...". Can also be a rhetorical question (本当に大丈夫だろうか).

Examples

このまま進んでいいのだろうか。

I wonder if it's all right to keep going like this.

彼は本当に来るだろうか。

I wonder if he'll really come.

Note

だろうか expresses self-doubt or a rhetorical question ("how could...?").

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