「had better」の意味と使い方！

had betterの意味や使い方を知りたいときはないでしょうか。

けど、そんな中で悩むことは、

・「had better」の意味がわからない
・「had better」の使い方がわからない

ですよね。
今回はそんなお悩みを解決する

・「had better」の意味と使い方
・「had better」の例文

についてまとめます！

had betterの意味とは？

「had better」の意味は、「～した方が良い」というアドバイスや忠告を表す表現です。
何かをすることが望ましい、またはそれを実行しないと悪い結果になる可能性があるというニュアンスがあります。

使い方のポイント

具体的な行動を提案
例
“You had better study for the exam.” (試験のために勉強した方が良い。)
強い推奨や警告
もしその行動を取らないと、何か悪いことが起こる可能性があることを暗示します。例
“You had better not be late.” (遅れない方が良い。)

had betterの構文は？

「had better」は、アドバイスや推奨を表すときに使われる英語の表現です。
以下に「had better」の構文をわかりやすくまとめます。

構文

主語 + had better + 動詞の原形

例文

You had better study for the exam.
試験のために勉強した方がいいよ。

She had better call him.
彼女は彼に電話した方がいい。

We had better leave early.
早めに出発した方がいい。

否定形の場合

否定形は「had better not + 動詞の原形」で、何かをしない方が良いことを示します。
例
You had better not forget your umbrella.
傘を忘れない方がいいよ。

had betterの7つの例文と日本語訳

had betterの例文7つ紹介します。

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音声再生ボタンを押すと、英語で英文を読み上げます。

You had better study for the exam.

試験のために勉強した方が良いよ。

She had better call her parents before it’s too late.

彼女は遅くなる前に両親に電話した方が良い。

We had better leave now to avoid traffic.

渋滞を避けるために今出発した方が良い。

He had better wear a jacket; it’s cold outside.

彼はジャケットを着た方が良いよ。外は寒いから。

You had better not forget your umbrella; it might rain.

傘を忘れない方が良いよ。雨が降るかもしれないから。

They had better finish the project by Friday.

彼らは金曜日までにプロジェクトを終わらせた方が良い。

I had better check my emails before the meeting.

会議の前にメールを確認した方が良い。

had betterを覚える

had betterをキニナリメソッドで覚えていきましょう。

had betterを復唱し耳から覚える

had betterを7回繰り返し復唱し耳から覚えていきましょう。

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音声再生ボタンを押して、そのあとに同じ発音で読み合せてください。

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had betterの例文を復唱する

had betterの例文を3回繰り返して復唱しましょう。

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had betterの箇所を意識し、日本語訳を思い出しながら復唱してみてください。

You had better study for the exam.
You had better study for the exam.
You had better study for the exam.

She had better call her parents before it’s too late.
She had better call her parents before it’s too late.
She had better call her parents before it’s too late.

We had better leave now to avoid traffic.
We had better leave now to avoid traffic.
We had better leave now to avoid traffic.

He had better wear a jacket; it’s cold outside.
He had better wear a jacket; it’s cold outside.
He had better wear a jacket; it’s cold outside.

You had better not forget your umbrella; it might rain.
You had better not forget your umbrella; it might rain.
You had better not forget your umbrella; it might rain.

They had better finish the project by Friday.
They had better finish the project by Friday.
They had better finish the project by Friday.

I had better check my emails before the meeting.
I had better check my emails before the meeting.
I had better check my emails before the meeting.