~といい
〜to ii
JLPT N4 Casual
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
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I hope it will be sunny tomorrow.
Ashita hareru to ii ne.
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I hope to pass this exam.
Kono shiken ni goukaku suru to ii.
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I hope he is doing well.
Kare ga genki da to ii na.
そのレストランが美味しいといいですね。
It would be nice if that restaurant is delicious.
Sono resutoran ga oishii to ii desu ne.
Should (Advice / Expectation)
- ~たらいい〜tara iiN4Expressing a desire or suggestion for a particular…
- ~ばいい〜ba iiN4Express a suggestion or advice; 'should', 'it would be…
- ~ことだ〜koto daN3Expresses advice or recommendation; 'should', 'it is…
- ~はずだ〜hazu daN3Expresses an expectation, 'should' or 'it is supposed to'.
- ~ものだ〜mono daN2Expresses something natural or expected; 'it is normal…
- ~たら いかがですか〜tara ikaga desu kaN4Making polite suggestions; 'how about if', 'what if', 'it…
- Verb たほうがいい〜ta hou ga iiN4Used to give advice or make a suggestion to someone -…
- ~たら どうですか〜tara doudesukaN4Express a suggestion or advice; 'what if', 'how about'…
- ~べきだ〜beki daN3Express an obligation or something that should be done…
- ~に越したことはない〜ni koshita koto wa naiN1Expresses that something is the best or most desirable…
Corpus examples (60)
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I think it's unfair that you can't receive a good education if you're poor.
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I hope this good weather will hold till then.
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I hope this fine weather lasts till the weekend.
これ、日本のお土産です。気に入っていただけるといいのですが。
Here, this is a Japanese souvenir. I hope you like it.
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I hope that your mother gets well soon.
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I hope your mother will regain her health soon.
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I wish I could come up with a good answer to the question.
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I wish Tom would learn to speak French.
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I hope you don't get an upset stomach.
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I hope you are in a safe place.
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I wish you could come with us.
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I wish I could go with you, but as it is, I can't.
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Hope we can work together soon.
いつかまた一緒にビジネスができるといいですね。
Hope we can do business again someday.
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Meanwhile, you can stay with us.
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I suggested that she go alone.
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I keep saying I'll read them later, but they just keep piling up.
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If you have a cold, you should get plenty of rest.
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You should consult the dictionary.
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I hope it does not rain tomorrow.
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I hope it does not rain tomorrow.
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"I wonder if it's stopped raining." "I hope so."
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I hope it doesn't rain today.
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I hope we don't get caught in the rain.
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"Will it rain tomorrow?" "I hope not."