〜と…た・〜たら…た〔発見〕 (~to ...ta / ~tara ...ta) — when I did ~, I found
A special use of N4's と／たら — what you found or what happened when you did it.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
たら in speech, と more in writing.
Meaning
- With a past tense (〜た) after 「〜と」or 「〜たら」 the meaning shifts — a discovery, what you found or what happened when you did it: 「窓を開けると、雪が降っていた」= when I opened the window, it was snowing.
- 「家に帰ったら、母が来ていた」= when I got home, my mother was there.
- What follows is not your own choice — it is what you saw or what occurred.
Versus what you know
- N4You learned 「〜と」and 「〜たら」as conditionals at N4 (「押すと、開く」).
- N3Lesson 8's 「〜たところ」is the written version of this.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
窓を開けると、雪が降っていた。
まどをあけると、ゆきがふっていた。
When I opened the window, it was snowing.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 開ける + と → then the past 降っていた → it's not a condition; it becomes 'what I saw when I did it'.
家に帰ったら、母が来ていた。
いえにかえったら、ははがきていた。
When I got home, my mother was there.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 帰る → たら-form 帰ったら → then 来ていた → a discovery after doing it.
箱を開けたら、中は空だった。
はこをあけたら、なかはからだった。
When I opened the box, it was empty.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 開けたら → 空だった → something found out suddenly.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「ドアを開ける＿、犬がいた。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: What you found when you did it.
Dictionary form + と + past = discovery.
What kind of thing follows?
💡 Hint: Not your own choice.
What you saw or what occurred.
What is its written equivalent?
💡 Hint: Recall Lesson 8.
〜たところ = the written discovery form.
Your score: /3