みなさんこんにちわ！
もう１１月ですね！
多分いま日本は紅葉がきれいでしょうね。
あなたの場所はどうですか？
ロスは四季はないので、紅葉はないですね。
今日は、Volitional form を勉強します。
The volitional form of a verb is a less formal, more casual equivalent of ましょう.
You can use it to suggest a plan to a close friend, for example.
Let’s eat!
食べるー 食べよう！
How to conjugate
Drop the final -る and add – よう
食べる (eat) ー食べ よう
見る (see, look, watch) ー 見 よう
借りる (borrow) ー借り よう
起きる (wake up) ー起き よう
開ける (open) ー開け よう
Drop the final -u and add -ou
行く iku (go) ー 行こう ikou
話す hanasu (talk) ー話そう hanasou
買うkau (buy) ー買おうkaou
泳ぐ oyogu (swim) ー泳ごう oyogou
遊ぶ asobu (play)ー遊ぼうasobou
くる ーこよう
する ー しよう
Let’s watch the movie!
映画を見よう！
Let’s rent a car.
車を借りよう！
Let’s wake up at 6 am and walk!
朝５時に起きて、歩こう！
Let’s buy a house!
家を買おう！
Let’s swim!
泳ごう！
Let’s play together!
一緒に遊ぼう！
Let’s do homework!
宿題をしよう！
Let’s go some place for dinner tonight.
今晩、どこかに食べに行こう！
You can also add よ like 行こうよ！
The difference between 行こう、行こうよ、is, 行こう sounds a little bit bossy. When you add よ、行こうよ、it makes a little less bossy.
ようか？
You can use the volitional plus the question particle か to ask for an opinion in your offer or suggestion.
Shall we watch the movie!
映画を見ようか。
Shall we rent a car.
車を借りようか。
Shall we wake up at 6 am and walk!
朝５時に起きて、歩こうか。
Shall we buy a house
家を買おうか。
Shall we swim
泳ごうか。
Shall we play together!
一緒に遊ぼうか。
Shall we do homework!
宿題をしようか。
Shall we go some place for dinner tonight.
今晩、どこかに食べに行こうか。
We use the volitional form + と思っています to talk about our determinations.
I have decided to study Japanese for three hours everyday.
毎日三時間日本語を勉強しよう と思っています。
You can also use the volitional + と思います, which suggests that the decision to perform the activity is being made on the spot at the time of speaking. と思っています, in contrast, tends to suggest that you have already decided to do something.
Q) １万円あげましょう。何に使いますか？
I will give you 10000 yen. What will you use it for?
A: 漢字の辞書を買おうと思います。
I will buy a kanji dictionary. (Decision made on the spot)
Q) 両親から一万円もらったんですか。何に使うんですか？
You got 10000 yen from from your parents? What are you going to use it for?
A) 漢字の辞書を買おうと思っています。
I am going to buy a kanji dictionary. )(decision already made)
Note that verbs in volitional forms and verbs in the present tense convey different ideas when they are used with と思います or と思っています。
When you use volitional, you are talking about your intention. When you use the present tense, you are talking about your prediction.
I will/intend to work for a Japanese Company.
日本の会社で働こうと思います。(intention)
I think I will be working for a Japanese Company,
日本の会社で働くと思います。(prediction)
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I will visit Japan next year. (decision made on the spot)
来年、日本に行こうと思います。
I am visiting Japan next year. (decision already made)
来年、日本に行こうと思っています。
I intend to visit Japan next year. (prediction)
来年、日本に行くと思います
It’s difficult though you will get used to it later.