だったろう

Alternative writings: だったろ
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A colloquial past-tense conjectural expression meaning 'probably was' or 'I think it was'; used to indicate the speaker's speculation or recollection about the past (forms: だったろう / だったろ).

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Examples

昨日は雨だったろう。

It probably rained yesterday.

子どものころ、ここに映画館があっただったろう。

I think there used to be a movie theater here when I was a child.

そうだったろ?

Wasn't that so?/Right?

彼の名前は田中だったろうか。

I wonder if his name was Tanaka.