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N1 Lesson 9: 18/20

ときたら ときたら for …(is the best), when it comes to, concerning

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  • (A) ときたら (B) is used to emphasize that for (A), the most suitable course of action, the natural outcome, or the most natural match is (B). Often used together with やっぱり/やはり.
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「田中（たなか）さんがクビになったと聞（き）いたよ。」
「毎日（まいにち）遅刻（ちこく）ときたらクビになるのは当然（とうぜん）でしょ。」
'I heard Mr. Tanaka got fired.’
'No wonder he would get fired when he was late every day.'
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    • ドーナツときたらやっぱり牛乳（ぎゅうにゅう）でしょ！
    For doughnuts, as expected, milk (is the best), right?
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    • テストで毎回（まいかい）0点（てん）を取（と）っているときたら、お母（かあ）さんが怒（おこ）らないわけがない。
    When you get a zero on every test, there's no way your mother won't get angry.
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