Meaning
Advises performing or avoiding an action.
Formation
- To advise doing: た form + ほうがいい: 早く寝たほうがいいです
- To advise against: ない form + ほうがいい: 出かけないほうがいい
When to use it
- Core use
- Advises performing or avoiding an action
Example
早く寝たほうがいいです
You should go to bed early.
Important notes
- Word forms and particle choice depend on the pattern's role in the sentence.
Common mistakes
- Do not reorder or reshape the highlighted parts to match English word order.