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6週4日目 行こうか行くまいか
Determination・stance・judgment
6週4日目

〜ようか〜まいか

接続:V意向形+か+V辞書+まいか
wondering whether to do it or not
注意 / Note:Fixed pair, and both sides must be the SAME verb. Note the different conjugations in the two sides: the first is the will form (買おうか), the second is the dictionary form (買うまいか). The latter is almost always 迷う・悩む・考える.
比較 / Compare:Same song: 〜まい/〜ではあるまいか. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:動意向形+か+動辞書形+まいか。The next part is 迷っている・悩んだ・考えた.
買おうか買うまいか迷っている。
I'm wondering whether to buy it or not.
話そうか話すまいか考えた。
I debated whether to say it or not.
本当のことを伝えようか伝えまいか、ずいぶん迷った。
Should I tell the truth or not, I wondered for a long time.

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