〜としたら・とすれば (~to shitara / to sureba) — supposing that
"Suppose that were so…" — thinking through a hypothetical.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
When something has not happened but you want to think it through, use 「〜としたら」or 「〜とすれば」: 「N2に受かったとしたら、仕事のビザに変えられる」= supposing I passed N2, I could switch to a work visa.
How to attach
- It attaches to the plain form, with だ kept for な-adjectives and nouns.
- What follows is usually your view, a guess or a question — 「どうしますか」, 「〜でしょう」.
- 「〜とすると」belongs to the same family.
Versus what you know
N4Compared with plain 「〜たら」it carries more of a "let's suppose" flavour, which makes it useful in discussion and planning.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
N2に受かったとしたら、仕事のビザに変えられる。
N2にうかったとしたら、しごとのビザにかえられる。
Supposing I passed N2, I could switch to a work visa.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 受かる → た-form 受かった → attach としたら to it → it becomes a supposition: 'suppose that happened'.
この話が本当だとすれば、大変なことだ。
このはなしがほんとうだとすれば、たいへんなことだ。
If this story is true, it's a serious matter.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 本当だ works like a noun → keep だ and attach とすれば → your own opinion comes after.
国に帰るとしたら、いつがいいですか。
くににかえるとしたら、いつがいいですか。
If you were to go home, when would be best?
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 帰る stays in the plain form → attach としたら → a question comes after.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「宝くじが当たった＿、何を買いますか。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: A question based on a supposition.
〜としたら = supposing that happened.
Which is right with 「本当だ」?
💡 Hint: Here だ stays.
Noun / な-adjective + だ + としたら.
What usually follows 「〜としたら」?
💡 Hint: Things like "what would you do?"
Your view, a guess, or a question.
Your score: /3