Grammar Info
N1 Lesson 5: 2/17

たら〜で
even if, if

Structure
Verb[たら](1) + Verb[た]+
[い]Adjective[たら](2) + [い]Adjective(3) +
[な]Adjective + なら + [な]Adjective +

(1) Verb[ば]
(2) [い]Adjective[ば]
(3) [い]Adjective[た]
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  • [A[たら/ば]A[た]で is used in situations where contrary to what one normally would expect from A, B is the case]
  • [For example, one might expect B to be a hassle, but in reality, it is not as bad as originally perceived]
  • [Conversely, one might expect B to be exciting but, in reality, is boring or difficult]
  • [Frequently used as a response to someone's statement, often to express contrast with が, けど, and so on]
  • [In B, expressions like なとか、困る、大変、かまわない、and ものだ are common]
  • [Sometimes you can encounter (の)なら used with verbs and adjectives instead of たら/ば, but it is more common in other - A(の)なら/ばAでB patterns where one expresses that in situation A, B is appropriate, often in a patronizing way]
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結婚(けっこん)したい。」
結婚(けっこん)たらした大変(たいへん)。」
"I want to marry…”
"Even if you get married, it’s (still) tough."
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「また子供(こども)になりたいな。」
「けど、子供(こども)になったらなった子供(こども)なりの苦労(くろう)があるよ」
"I want to be a child again…"
"But, children have problems of their own even if you become (are) one."
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金(かね)沢山(たくさん)あったらあった悩(なや)みも増(ふ)えるものだ。」
それはそうだけど、でも、なかったらない困(こま)るでしょ。」
"Even if you have a lot of money, problems will also multiply."
"That might be right, but even if you don’t have any, then it’s (still) troublesome."
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