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Auxiliary (used in writing and formal speech only)
| An auziliary which indicates the writer's conjecture which is not based on any particular information or evidence. | Probably |
| 【Related Expression: だろう; まい】 | |
(ks). 日本経済は今後も成長を続けるであろう。
The Japanese economy will probably still keep growing (literally: from now on, too).
| Sinformal | であろう | |
| {話す/話した}であろう | Will probably talk/probably talked | |
| {高い/高かった}であろう | Is/was probably expensive | |
| {静か/静かだった}であろう | Is/was probably quiet | |
| {先生/先生だった }であろう | Is/was probably a teacher | |
| Exception | {Adjectiveな stem/Noun}であろう |
(a). このようなブームはもう二度と起こらないであろう。
Such a boom will probably not happen again.
(b). この次に起こる地震は非常に大きいであろうと予想される。
It is expected that the next earthquake will (probably) be very strong.
(c). その交渉は極めて困難であろう。
That negotiation will probably be very difficult.
(d). この辺りは昔、湖だったであろうと思われる。
I think that this area was probably a lake a long time ago.
