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Perhaps this is what he wants with 〜でしょう

Grammar Explanation: Presuming with 〜だろう and 〜でしょう

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Chiya’s teahouse mascot rabbit ignores his snack and instead stares at Cocoa’s group.

チノ:
「こっちのを食(た)べたいんでしょうか？」
“Maybe he wants to eat what we have?”
Literal: “Is it that he wants to eat this one, I wonder?”

Key Points

1食(た)べたいんでしょうか asks for a likely explanation
  • Chino infers that Anko is staring because he wants the food their group has.
2ん gives the question explanatory force
  • 食(た)べたいのでしょうか asks whether wanting to eat it explains the rabbit’s behavior.
3こっちの leaves the noun unstated
  • こっちの means “the one on our side”. The scene supplies the omitted food.
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