Japanese たらいい grammar taraii
Let’s learn Japanese たらいい grammar taraii :
Formation :
Vたら＋いい
Meaning and how to use :
Describing the speaker’s wishes. In the case that what happens is not desirable, it means that you wish everything happened the other way with a regretful mood.
Examples:
若いころ、ちゃんと勉強したらいいのに。
Wakai koro, chanto benkyou shitara iinoni.
I wish I had studied properly when I was young.
少しがんばったらいいなあ。今大学に合格したからね。
Sukoshi ganbattara ii naa. Ima daigaku ni goukaku shitakara ne.
I wish I had tried a little more. If so, I would have passed university entrance exam.
彼女に謝ったらいいなあ。そうすると、私たちの関係は今までの状況にならないから。
Kanojo ni ayamattara ii naa. Sousuruto, watashitachi no kankei wa ima made no joukyou ni naranaikara.
I wish I had apologized to her. If so, our relationship wouldn’t have become like today.
親に「愛してる」といったらいいなあ。今親をとても思い出すが、もうなくなった。
Oya ni `itoshi teru’ to ittara ii naa. Ima oya wo totemo omoidasuga, mou nakunatta.
I wish I had told my parents “I love you very much”. Now I miss them a lot, but my parents are gone.
あのドレスを買ったらいいなあ。
Ano doresu wo kattara ii naa.
I wish I had bought that dress.
Note: At the and of the sentence, we often use words like「のに／なあ／のだが」. If it’s 「たらなあ」 ,「いい」can be dismissed.
Above is Japanese たらいい grammar taraii. If you don’t understand the signs we used in formation, you can find their meaning here : signs used in Japanese grammar structures.
You can search the structure you want by using the search tool on our website (using key : grammar + ‘structure name’ or you can find more Japanese grammar structures in the following category : Japanese grammar dictionary
