N5 — outside your level filter
たら
たらtaraN5neutral
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
- たらいいit'd be good if you did — advice fit to this one caseattaches 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
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if / once — the condition finishes first, then the rest follows
駅に着いたら電話して。
eki ni tsuita ra denwa shite.
Call me if/when you arrive at the station. casual
東京に来たら、ぜひ連絡してください。
toukyou ni kita ra, zehi renraku shite kudasai.
Please do get in touch if/when you come to Tokyo. neutral
雨が降ったら、運動会は中止になります。
ame ga futtara, undoukai wa chuushi ni narimasu.
If it rains, the sports day will be called off. neutral
会議が終わりましたら、こちらからご連絡いたします。
kaigi ga owarimashitara, kochira kara go renraku itashimasu.
Once the meeting is over, we will contact you. formal
when — past-tense discovery, did X and unexpectedly found Y
駅で友だちを待っていたら、急に雨が降ってきた。
eki de tomodachi o matte itara, kyuu ni ame ga futte kita.
It suddenly started raining while waiting for a friend at the station. neutral
カーテンを開けたら、外は雪だった。
kaaten o aketara, soto wa yuki datta.
When I opened the curtains, it was snowing outside. neutral
部屋の掃除をしていたら、大雨が降り出した。
heya no souji o shite itara, ooame ga furidashita.
While I was cleaning the room, it started pouring. neutral
電車の窓から外を見ていたら、虹が出てた。
densha no mado kara soto o mite itara, niji ga deteta.
I was looking out of the train window and there was a rainbow. casual
if things had gone otherwise — looking back on what didn't happen
もう少し早く家を出ていたら、間に合ったのに。
mou sukoshi hayaku ie o dete itara, maniatta noni.
If I had left the house a bit earlier, I would have made it. neutral
あのとき君に会ってなかったら、今の仕事はしてないよ。
ano toki kimi ni attenakattara, ima no shigoto wa shitenai yo.
If I hadn't met you back then, I wouldn't be doing this job now. casual
How it's formed5
Notes
not ×終わったらです.