Volitional Forms

Let's / Shall I? / Won't you?

'Let's eat together.' 'Shall I help you?' 'Won't you join us?' Three patterns for invitations and offers — all built from the verb stem.

What you'll learn

• ましょう: let's do ~ together
• ましょうか: shall I / shall we? (offer)
• ませんか: won't you? (polite invitation)

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