【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜ば〜のに（~ba~noni）

2020年4月7日 2024年8月18日

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Explanation：〜ば〜のに

Meaning
～すれば違ちがう結果けっかになっていたのに・・・（〜しなかった）"

"would have"
A way of saying you regret what you did not or could not do.
Used to express regret, disappointment, or a sense of missed opportunity. It typically conveys that something would have happened or a situation would have been better if a certain condition had been met.

Form

Structure	Example
V（ba form） + のに	行いけばよかったのに
V（ta form）ら + のに	行いったらよかったのに
イAければ + のに	早はやければよかったのに
ナAなら + のに	静しずかならよかったのに
Nなら + のに	彼かれならよかったのに

Points

Expresses Regret or Disappointment: "〜ば〜のに" is commonly used to indicate that something did not happen as hoped, and there is a feeling of regret or disappointment about it.
Hypothetical Condition: The expression is based on a hypothetical situation that did not occur, leading to a different, often less desirable, outcome.
Can Be Used in Past or Present Contexts: Although often used for past regrets, it can also be used to express a current wish or unrealized potential.

JLPT Level
N3

Sample sentenes

昨日きのうのパーティーすごく楽たのしかったよ。トムさんも来こればよかったのに。
I had so much fun at the party yesterday. I wish Tom had come too.

あの時とき、「好すき」って言いえばよかったのに、どうして言いわなかったんだろう。
I should have just said "I love you" at that time. I wonder why I didn't.

もう少すこし安やすければ買かうのに。
I would buy it if it were a little cheaper.

宿題しゅくだいやテストがなければ、勉強べんきょうは楽たのしいのに。
Studying would be enjoyable if there were no homework or tests.

もっと早はやく連絡れんらくくれればよかったのに。
I wish you had contacted me earlier.

アパートがもう少すこし学校がっこうから近ちかければ、便利べんりなのに。
It would be convenient if the apartment were a little closer to school.

もっと早はやく出発しゅっぱつすればよかったのに。
I wish we had left earlier.

雨あめが降ふらなければピクニックに行いけたのに。
If it hadn't rained, we could have gone on the picnic.

もっと勉強べんきょうすれば合格ごうかくできたのに。
If I had studied more, I could have passed.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
連絡する	れんらくする	to contact
-	アパート	apartment
出発する	しゅっぱつする	to leave