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たぶん

たぶんtabunN5neutral

probably + savor

tabun ajiwau

probably; I think — a guess, offered with room to be wrong

meaning: probably savor

Related

  • 味あじわう
  • たぶん〜
  • たぶん味あじわう

今日きょうはたぶん味あじわうから、先さきに食たべてて。

kyou wa tabun ajiwau kara, saki ni tabetete.

I'll probably savor today, so start eating without me. casual

あの店みせ、日曜にちようはたぶん休やすみだよ。

ano mise, nichiyou wa tabun yasumi da yo.

That shop is probably closed on Sundays. casual

All examples5

probably; I think — the speaker's estimate, stated as likely rather than certain

  1. 今日きょうはたぶん残業ざんぎょうするから、先さきに食たべてて。

    kyou wa tabun zangyou suru kara, saki ni tabetete.

    I'll probably work late today, so start eating without me. casual

  2. あの店みせ、日曜にちようはたぶん休やすみだよ。

    ano mise, nichiyou wa tabun yasumi da yo.

    That shop is probably closed on Sundays. casual

  3. 資料しりょうは、たぶん明日あしたまでに間まに合あいます。

    shiryou wa, tabun ashita made ni ma ni aimasu.

    The materials will probably make it in time by tomorrow. neutral

  4. この時期じきの京都きょうとは、たぶん人ひとが多おおいでしょう。

    kono jiki no kyouto wa, tabun hito ga ooi deshou.

    Kyoto is probably crowded at this time of year. neutral

  5. 明日あしたの午後ごごでしたら、たぶん時間じかんが取とれます。

    ashita no gogo deshitara, tabun jikan ga toremasu.

    Tomorrow afternoon I could probably make time. neutral

How it's formed4

All forms1

  • 多分たぶんtabunalternant

    the kanji spelling, at home in print; kana is the everyday choice in messages and speech, and careful business writing tends to avoid both in favour of おそらく.

Notes

たぶん行いきます declines to promise, so a firm answer needs 必かならず or
きっと. Service and business speech swaps in おそらく — たぶん reads too casual
beside 謙譲けんじょう語ご.