sensushiClassroom

〜ば〜のに

ばのにba nonineutral

if only … — the good outcome an unmet condition would have produced

もう少すこし家賃やちんが安やすければ、あの部屋へやに住すめるのになあ。

mou sukoshi yachin ga yasukereba, ano heya ni sumeru noni naa.

If only the rent were a bit lower, I could live in that flat. casual

もう少すこし早はやく家いえを出でていたら、間まに合あったのに。

mou sukoshi hayaku ie o dete itara, ma ni atta noni.

If we'd left the house a bit earlier, we'd have made it. casual

All examples4

if only — a present situation the unmet condition would still be fixing

  1. もう少すこし家賃やちんが安やすければ、あの部屋へやに住すめるのになあ。

    mou sukoshi yachin ga yasukereba, ano heya ni sumeru noni naa.

    If only the rent were a bit lower, I could live in that flat. casual

  2. あと一日いちにち休やすみが取とれれば、実家じっかにも寄よれるのに。

    ato ichinichi yasumi ga torereba, jikka ni mo yoreru noni.

    If I could take one more day off, I could stop by my parents' place too. neutral

you could have — the chance is gone, talking about the past

  1. もう少すこし早はやく家いえを出でていたら、間まに合あったのに。

    mou sukoshi hayaku ie o dete itara, ma ni atta noni.

    If we'd left the house a bit earlier, we'd have made it. casual

  2. 天候てんこうが良よければ、予定よていどおり開催かいさいできたのに、本当ほんとうに残念ざんねんです。

    tenkou ga yokereba, yotei doori kaisai dekita noni, hontou ni zannen desu.

    If only the weather had held, we could have gone ahead as planned — it really is a shame. formal

How it's formed2

All forms1

  • 〜ば〜のだが~ba~nodagaformal

    のだが in place of のに — the written ending, and it trails off in resignation rather than complaining, もう少すこし予算よさんがあればいいのだが。