Qubyte Codes

You can compose compose conditional or hypothetical phrases using 〜たら. You can compose it using the plain past conjugation of a word and appending ら to it. This is one of many ways of forming conditionals or hypotheticals!

• noun + だったら
• i-adjective without final い + かったら
• na-adjective + だったら
• verb plain past + ら

Use もし to begin the sentence to make the meaning more of an if, and leave it off to make it more of a when, though I'm not sure of this yet. It usually seems right to omit it.

Noun example:

• 僕(ぼく)だったら、新(あたら)しいアパートを探(さが)す。
• Literal: If it were me, I'd look for a new apartment.
• Natural: I would look for a new apartment.

Verb example:

• このキノコを食(た)べたら、背(せ)が高(たか)くなります。
• Literal: If you eat this mushroom, you will become taller.
• Natural: Eating this mushroom will make you taller.

Maggie Sensei has a much more complete article on たら.