ほうがいい

🔹 Basic Meaning

• “You’d better … / It’s better to …”
• “You’d better not … / It’s better not to …”
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🔹 When to use ほうがいい?

• To give advice or recommendation
• To express what is preferable to do or avoid
• Very common in daily conversation, JLPT N5–N4

🔹 Simple Examples

早く寝たほうがいい。
→ You’d better sleep early.

無理をしないほうがいい。
→ You’d better not overwork yourself.

もっと勉強したほうがいい。
→ You’d better study more.

薬を飲んだほうがいい。
→ You’d better take the medicine.

⭐ Summary

• Verb (plain form) + ほうがいい = “You’d better …”
• Verb (negative ない form) + ほうがいい = “You’d better not …”
• Used to give advice or recommendations
• Basic and important grammar, JLPT N5–N4