〜のはどうですか~no wa dou desu ka
No wa dou desu ka (〜のはどうですか) means “how about doing…?”.
How about reading while looking up words you don't know?
Use 「〜のはどうですか」 to gently suggest an action and ask what the other person thinks.
In the course
How it works
The headlines alone are not enough to understand. Look at the picture: what solution does the friend suggest?
Use this pattern to suggest an action and ask what the other person thinks of it.
Use the dictionary form of the verb: put 「読む」 before 「のはどうですか」.
This gently offers one possible solution. The other person decides whether to take the suggestion.
The first sentence suggests the whole approach of reading while looking up words, rather than just looking them up.
The second sentence suggests trying to read it yourself first. Even with 「てみる」, the final verb stays in the dictionary form 「みる」.
Example sentences
- 分からない言葉wakaranaikotobaをo調べshirabeながらnagara読むyomuのnoはwaどうdouですdesuか。ka。
How about reading while looking up words you don't know?
In a conversation
- Aニュースの見出しだけ見ても、本当の事実がよく分からないね。
A: Just looking at news headlines doesn't really give you the actual facts, does it?
- B
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
How about reading while looking up words you don't understand?
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
分からない言葉を調べながら____。
How about reading while looking up unfamiliar words?
More grammar in this theme
- 〜のはどうですかhow about doing…?