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30 Oct 2021
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What is the difference between この薬を飲んだ方がいいよ。 and この薬を飲んでおいた方がいいよ。 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between この薬を飲んだ方がいいよ。 and この薬を飲んでおいた方がいいよ。 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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30 Oct 2021
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飲んだほうがいいよ→今、この場で言っている感じです。
飲んでおいたほうがいいよ→
①何かに備えて、その出来事の前に飲む
②やわらかい提案のニュアンス
があると思います
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飲んだほうがいいよ→今、この場で言っている感じです。
飲んでおいたほうがいいよ→
①何かに備えて、その出来事の前に飲む
②やわらかい提案のニュアンス
があると思います
- Japanese
@probos
There is not much difference.
“この薬を飲んだ方がいい” gives me the impression that someone is suggesting you that you take this pill right now.
On the other hand,,“この薬を飲んでおいた方がいい” gives me the impression that someone is suggesting you that you don’t have to hurry. When you have time, please take this pill.
Thank you.
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この薬を飲んだ方がいいよ It's better to take this medicine / You should(or had better) take this medicine
この薬を飲んでおいた方がいいよ It's better to have taken this medicine (in advance) / You'd better have taken this medicine (in advance)
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@probos Good. But my original answer was not so good... I changed "before something" to "in advance".
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