【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜としたら(~toshitara)
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Explanation:〜としたら

Meaning
"もし、本当に〜が起こったら"

if it were the case that / supposing that is true"
Used to express a hypothetical situation or condition. It conveys the idea of "if" or "assuming that" something were to happen or be the case.

Form
V(plain form)+ としたら
イA(plain form)+ としたら
ナA(plain form)+ としたら
N(plain form) + としたら

Points

  1. Hypothetical Situations: "〜としたら" is often used when considering a scenario that is not real or has not happened but is being imagined for the sake of discussion.
  2. Used for Assumptions: This phrase is commonly used to make assumptions about possible outcomes or situations.

JLPT Level
N3



Sample sentenes

もし明日あした、死しぬとしたら、今日きょう何なにをしますか。
If you were to die tomorrow, what would you do today?

もし宝たからくじで、100万円まんえん当あたったとしたら、何なにに使つかいますか。
If you won 1,000,000 yen in the lottery, what would you spend it on?

今日きょうの飲のみ会かいに来これるとしたら、何時なんじぐらいになりそうですか。
If you can come to the drinking party today, around what time do you think you can arrive?

生うまれ変かわるとしたら、男性だんせいがいいですか 。女性じょせいがいいですか 。
If you were to be reborn, would you prefer to be male or female?

電車でんしゃで行いくとしたら、どのぐらい時間じかんとお金かねがかかりますか。
If you go by train, how much time and money will it take?

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
宝くじ たからくじ lottery
生まれ変わる うまれかわる to reborn

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