Lesson 133: と したら・〜たら〜た・じゃないか

N3 · Lesson 133 · 18 min — Supposing, discovering, being surprised: the ward office comes to measure

In the last lesson, Rin saw the ward office sign and learned that the big tree is not a "protected tree." This lesson has three patterns: と したら (supposing), 〜たら〜た (discovering) and じゃないか (surprise and blame). Read the comic first!

After this lesson, you can:

Ward Office Survey Day

Rin knows the big tree is not protected. Today, くまや gets a letter from the ward office... (区役所くやくしょ = ward office, 測はかる = to measure)

と したら = supposing ~; 〜たら〜た = when I did ~, I found ~; じゃないか = Hey, isn't it ~! Next lesson: everyone sits down to talk about the big tree.

Words for this lesson: survey day

Grammar 1 / 3: としたら

Plain form + と したら = if (it's really) ~; nouns and な-adjectives usually add だ.

Grammar 2 / 3: たら〜た

Aたら、Bた = after A, I found B (the sentence ends in the past tense).

Grammar 3 / 3: じゃないか

Sentence end + じゃないか (↘) = Hey, isn't it ~! Surprise, blame.