N4 — outside your level filter
たらいい
たらいいtara iiN4neutral
Same meaning10
if; when
- ばif — general, lawlike conditionattaches at
- ば〜ほどthe more you do X, the more Y — two things rising togetherattaches at
- ばいいit'd be good to do; you can just do — low-stakes adviceattaches at
- 場合in the case that; if — a scenario named as a conditionattaches at
- 限りas long as; unless — marks the outer edge of what stays trueattaches at
- ものならif only it were possible to; if you were to — disaster followsattaches at
- ならif (that's the case); as for — picks up what was just saidattaches at
- たらif; when; once — after the condition completesattaches at
- とwhenever; when — one thing automatically brings the nextattaches at
- としたらsupposing that; if we assume — a hypothesis set up for argument's sakeattaches at
All examples4
it'd be good if you did — softer and more casual than ばいい
分からなかったら、先生に聞いたらいいよ。
wakaranakattara, sensei ni kiita ra ii yo.
If you don't get it, it'd be good if you ask the teacher. casual
風邪なら、早く寝たらいいですよ。
kaze nara, hayaku netaraiidesu yo.
If it's a cold, it'd be good if you sleep early. neutral
こんなとき、何と言ったらいいのか分からない。
konna toki, nan to ittara ii no ka wakaranai.
I don't know what I should say at a time like this. neutral
書類はどちらにお送りしたらよろしいでしょうか。
shorui wa dochira ni ookuri shitara yoroshii deshou ka.
Where would it be best to send the documents? formal
How it's formed1
All forms5
たらよろしいtarayoroshiiformal
味わったらよろしい
よろしい is the formal stand-in for いい — 書類はどちらにお送りしたらよろしいでしょうか — common in service and business language.
たらいいなあtaraiinaacolloquial
味わったらいいなあ
turns it into a wish about the speaker's own situation, not advice — うまく話せたらいいなあ "I wish I could talk to people properly".
たらいいのになあtaraiinoninaacolloquial
味わったらいいのになあ
のに adds the wish's frustration — it says the thing is not so — もう少し近かったらいいのになあ.
- politeたらいいですtaraiidesu
味わったらいいです
- in an embedded questionたらいいのかtaraiinoka
味わったらいいのか
Notes
shape たらよかった is regret over what didn't happen, not this pattern's
past.