JLPT N1 Grammar (tara saigo / taga saigo)

Meaning

if you do... negative result

Level: JLPT N1

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Verb (た form)ら最後
が最後
tara saigo たら最後 たらさいご jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: 【たらさいご / たがさいご】(tara saigo / taga saigo). Meaning: if you do… negative result.

If [A] occurs, then [B] will occur (bad / negative result).

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Example #1

うちのこはいったんあそびにでたらさいご、くらくなるまでもどってこない。
uchi no ko wa ittan asobi ni detara saigo, kuraku naru made modotte konai.
Once our child goes off to play, they won't come back until it gets dark.
Example #2

かれはゲームセンターにはいったがさいご、なかなかでてこない。
kare wa geemu sentaa ni haitta ga saigo, nakanaka dete konai.
Once he enters the game center, he doesn't leave...
Example #3

あのひとにおかねをかしたらさいご、２どとかえしてもらえないでしょう。
ano hito ni okane o kashitara saigo, 2 do to kaeshite moraenai deshou.
If you lend money to that person, you won't get it back again.
Example #4

むすめはがんこでいったんいいだしたらさいご、だれのいうことにもみみをかたむけない。
musume wa ganko de ittan iidashi tara saigo, dare no iu koto ni mo mimi o katamukenai.
My daughter is a little bit stubborn, so once someone says something, regardless of who it is, she will not listen...
Example #5

おくさんは、いったんねたがさいご、あさまでおきない。
okusan wa, ittan neta ga saigo, asa made okinai.
Once my wife falls asleep, she doesn't wake up until the next morning.
Example #6

このアニメをみたらさいご、つづきがきになってよるもねむれないだろう。
kono anime o mitara saigo, tsudzuki ga ki ni natte yoru mo nemurenai darou.
If I watch this anime, I'll get into it and want to watch more and won't be able to sleep at night.
Example #7

さいごのしけんでカンニングがバレたらさいご、いままでのどりょくがむだになる。
saigo no shiken de kan'ningu ga baretara saigo, ima made no doryoku ga muda ni naru.
If you get caught cheating in the final exam, then all of your effort until now will be wasted.

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
一旦いったんonce; breifly
頑固がんこstubborn
誰だれwho
耳を傾けるみみをかたむけるto listen; lend an ear

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