How about some cookies with 〜でしょう
Grammar Explanation: Presuming with 〜だろう and 〜でしょう
After serving tea to her friends, Syaro brings out a plate of cookies.
- シャロ:
- 「ハーブを使ったクッキーはいかがでしょう？私が焼いたんですが…」
- “How about some cookies made with herbs? Although I'm the one who baked them...”
- Literal: “How would cookies made with herbs be? I baked them, though...”
- ◯:
- 「シャロが作ったのか」
- “You made these, Syaro?”
Key Points
1いかがでしょう makes a polite offer
- In service language, いかがでしょう？ asks “how would this be?” and functions as “would you like some?”
2ハーブを使った modifies クッキー
- The past-form clause identifies the cookies as ones made using herbs.
3私が焼いたんですが trails into a reservation
- んです supplies background that Syaro baked them, while が leaves room for the guests’ reaction.
4シャロが作ったのか asks for surprised confirmation
- The explanatory の focuses the question on whether Syaro made the cookies, while か keeps the reaction direct.
Vocabulary
私 (I)
私 means “I” or “me”. It is the standard first-person pronoun in polite speech and is also common in casual speech among women.
作る (To make)
作る means to create or prepare something.
See Also
- Grammar: Presuming with 〜だろう and 〜でしょう
- Future entry: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Marking the direct object with を
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Grammar: Reasoning with 〜のだ
- Kanji: Privacy and self with 私
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