JLPT N1 Grammar (tara~tokoro da)

Meaning

if... (counterfactual condition), then would be ~

How to use

たら

なら
sentence + verb (casual)ところだ
tara~tokoro da たら~ところだ jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (tara~tokoro da). Meaning: if… (counterfactual condition), then would be ~.

This represents a counterfactual condition where “If something happened / did not happen (contrary to reality), then … would happen / be happening.

Preceded with 「~たら」、「~ば」、「~なら」.

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Example #1

もしちこくしなければ、いまごろゆっくりおひるごはんをたべてるところだ。
moshi chikoku shinakereba, imagoro yukkuri ohiru gohan o tabeteru tokoro da.
If I hadn't been late, I would probably be taking my time eating lunch right about now.
Example #2

パソコンしゅうりしてくれなかったらいまごろかいかえていたところだ。
pasokon shuuri shite kurenakattara imagoro kaikaete ita tokoro da.
If you hadn't fixed my computer, I would be buying a new one right about now.
Example #3

ともだちがちゅういしていただかなければ、まちがえていたところだ。
tomodachi ga chuui shite itadakanakereba, machigaete ita tokoro da.
If it hadn't been for my friend warning me, I would have made a mistake.
Example #4

せんせいがこのことをしったらおこっているところだ。
sensei ga kono koto o shittara okotte iru tokoro da.
If my teacher knew about this, they would be angry.
Example #5

あのときにめんせつをごうかくしたら、いまはにほんでりゅうがくしているところだ。
ano toki ni mensetsu o goukaku shitara, ima wa nihon de ryuugaku shite iru tokoro da.
If I had passed the interview at that time, I would be currently studying abroad in Japan.
Example #6

パスポートをおととさなかったら、いまごろにとうきょうのくうこうにいたところだ。
pasupooto o otosanakattara, imagoro ni toukyou no kuukou ni ita tokoro da.
If I hadn't dropped my passport, I would have been at the airport in Tokyo by this time.
Example #7

うわきのひみつがバレなかったらしゅうまつにおくさんとりょこうにいったところだ。
uwaki no himitsu ga barenakattara shuumatsu ni okusan to ryokou ni itta tokoro da.
If my secret affair wasn't revealed, I would have gone on a trip with my wife on the weekend.

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