たら

Japanese

Particle

たら • (tara) 

  1. Follows a past-tense subordinate clause of condition; if; when.

Usage notes

Attaches to verbs and adjectives in the same way as た (-ta).

This word is morphologically an inflectional suffix. In traditional Japanese grammar, it is treated as the kateikei of the auxiliary verb た (-ta).　

For the differences between たら and なら, please see なら.

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