~としたら

〜to shitara

JLPT N3 Neutral Chapter 69: Supposing, hoping, regretting, 1 of 6

Formation

Verb-casual + としたら, い-Adjective + としたら, な-Adjective + だとしたら, Noun + だとしたら

Express a hypothetical situation; 'if', 'suppose', 'assuming'.

When to use

The everyday hypothetical "assuming/if". (Near-duplicate of n2-098 - same word, taught at both N2 and N3.)

Explanation

The ~としたら grammar point is used to express a hypothetical situation or assumption. It can be translated as 'if', 'suppose', or 'assuming' in English. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective, or noun.

Example sentences

Assuming (Under That Premise)

Corpus examples (52)

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