日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Verbs」

「Conditional Verb Form」

「Vcond + ba yokatta・ばよかった」
"I wish~ had done~ "

Vcond ba yokatta expresses the speaker's regret for something he hasn't done. Desu may be added to the adjective yokatta (past form of ii/yoi) to make the speech polite.


Examples:
あの本を買えばよかった(です)。
Ano hon o kaeba yokatta (desu).
I wish I had bought that book.

もっとよく考えればよかった(です)。
Motto yoku kangaereba yokatta (desu).
I wish I had given more thought to it.

このことは先生と相談すればよかった(です)。
Kono koto wa sensei to sōdan sureba yokatta (desu).
I wish I had consulted my teacher about this matter.

Hope this helps!

じゃまたね！

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