~といい

〜to ii

JLPT N4 Casual Chapter 37: Advice, 5 of 7

Formation

Verb-casual + といい, い-Adjective + といい, な-Adjective + だといい, Noun + だといい

Express a wish or hope; 'I hope', 'it would be good if'.

When to use

Casual "I hope.../it'd be nice if..." - similar register to たらいい/ばいい.

Explanation

The ~といい grammar point is used to express a wish or hope for a certain situation or outcome. It can be translated as 'I hope', 'it would be good if', or 'it would be nice if' in English. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective, or noun.

Example sentences

Should (Advice / Expectation)

Corpus examples (60)

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