だろ
だろ
expression
right?, see?
1.
right?, see?, I told you so
A casual, assertive expression used to confirm something the speaker believes is true, or to press the listener for agreement. Stronger and more assertive than だよな. Predominantly male speech.
ほら、言っただろ。
See, I told you.
「すごいだろ？」「うん、すごい」
"Pretty amazing, right?" "Yeah, it's great."
明日は休みだろ？一緒に遊ぼうぜ。
You're off tomorrow, right? Let's hang out.
だろ is the casual, truncated form of だろう. It carries a confident, assertive tone — the speaker expects the listener to agree. Unlike だよな, which invites shared agreement, だろ pushes the speaker's view.
TONE:
だろ can sound pushy or confrontational depending on context and intonation. Used among close friends, it is natural. Used with strangers or superiors, it can come across as rude.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ほら、言っただろ: See, I told you
- すごいだろ: Pretty amazing, right?
- 分かっただろ: You understand now, right?
- だろ？ (rising intonation): tag question seeking confirmation
GENDER NOTE:
だろ is strongly masculine. Women typically use でしょ or でしょう in the same situations, which carries the same meaning with a softer tone.
FORMALITY SCALE:
- だろ: casual masculine
- だろう: slightly more formal
- でしょ: casual, gender-neutral to feminine
- でしょう: polite
Related Words
Related:
だよな (seeking agreement)