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What  should  I  do?  (lit.,  If  I  were  to  do  how,

                          would it be good?)


                          Dō sureba ii deshō ka.




                          What  should  I  do?  (lit.,  If  I  do  how,  will  it  be
                          good?)







                          Kō shitara ii deshō ka.



                          Should  I  do  this?  (lit.,  If  I  were  to  do  like  this,

                          would it be good?)


                          Kō sureba ii deshō ka.




                          Should I do this? (lit., If I do like this, will it be
                          good?)



                          Kō shitara dō deshō ka.



                          How  about  doing  this?  (lit.,  If  I  were  to  do  like
                          this, how would it be?)





                          Kō sureba dō deshō ka.




                          How about doing this? (lit., If I do like this, how
                          will it be?)


                     Each  expression  consists  of  two  parts:  a  proposed

                hypothesis  (if-clause)  with  either  the  conditional  or  the
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