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Another useful expression in Japanese is the -ta hou ga ii -た ほう が いい which means “better to do…something”. It is use when you want to recommend or suggest to someone to do something. Verbs needs to be change into the -ta form first before adding the hou ga ii ほう が いい behind. Lets find out more
We previously learnt how to change to the -ta た form. So by now you should be familiar with it. Lets take a look at the conversation below
Mother：がっこう は なんじ から はじまる の？ - What time does school starts?
Son：あさ はちじ から - From 8 o’ clock in the morning
Mother：はやく ねた ほう が いい よ - Its better to sleep early
Words to learn
なんじ、何時 - what time
はじまる、始まる - begin, start
あさ、朝 - morning
はち、八 - eight
じ、時 - o’ clock
はやい、早い - early
ねる、寝る - to sleep
はやくねる、早く寝る - to sleep early
First change the verb to the -ta form and then add the た ほう が いい after it. Other examples like
たべる becomes たべた ほう が いい - better to eat
のむ becomes のんだ ほう いい - better to drink
ねる becomes ねた ほう が いい - better to sleep
いう becomes いった ほう が いい - better to say
You may even use the naiない form together with ほう が いい as well.
たべる becomes たべない ほう が いい - better not to eat
のむ becomes のまない ほう いい - better not to drink
ねる becomes ねない ほう が いい - better not to sleep
いう becomes いわない ほう が いい - better not to say
Simple isn’t it? Well, keep practicing and you will slowly get use to the Japanese langauge. 
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