N4 — outside your level filter

write + if + should have

kakeba yokatta

should have; wish I had — regret over what wasn't done

もっとはやればよかった。

motto hayaku nereba yokatta.

I should have gone to bed earlier. casual

こまってたなら、ってくれればよかったのに。

komatteta nara, itte kurereba yokatta noni.

If you were struggling, you could have just told me. casual

ばよかった

ばよかったba yokattaN4neutral

Formation

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  • colloquial
  • polite