N2 — outside your level filter
(よ)うではないか
(よ)うではないかyou de wa nai kaN2formal
Same meaning4
let's; shall we
- ませんかwon't you…?; how about…?attaches at
- ましょうlet's doattaches at
- ましょうかshall I…?; shall we…?attaches at
- たらどうwhy don't you; how about doing — a suggestion phrased as a questionattaches at
All examples3
let us — a rallying call urging a group to act together
この問題については、もう一度みんなで考えようではないか。
kono mondai ni tsuite wa, mou ichido minna de kangaeyou de wa nai ka.
On this problem, let us think once more as a group. neutral
つまらないことで争うのはやめて、そろそろ仲直りしようじゃないか。
tsumaranai koto de arasou no wa yamete, sorosoro nakanaori shiyou ja nai ka.
Let's stop squabbling over nothing and make up. casual
皆様、力を合わせてこの困難を乗り越えようではありませんか。
minasama, chikara o awasete kono konnan o norikoeyou de wa arimasen ka.
Everyone, let us join forces and come through this difficulty. formal
How it's formed1
All forms2
(よ)うじゃないか(yo)ujanaikacontraction
味わおうじゃないか
では→じゃ — the same call in blunt, back-slapping speech (やってみようじゃないか), where it can also read as a challenge rather than an invitation.
- polite(よ)うではありませんか(yo)udehaarimasenka
味わおうではありませんか
Notes
deciding something together, never at one person.