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NikoVery, very, very, very simple lesson today.
Kind of.
I hope.
Step #1, get yo-self a verb.
Let's use the verb 辞める (やめる // to quit one's job).
Step #2, put yo' verb in plain past tense form.
辞める → 辞めた
やめる → やめた
Step #3, add ら.
辞めた → 辞めたら
やめた → やめたら
This is the "tara conditional." So technically 辞めたら means "if you quit."
But we're gonna take that even further...
Step #4, add a question mark.
辞めたら → 辞めたら?
やめたら → やめたら？
if you quit → Why don't you quit?
And just like that, we've made a somewhat blunt suggestion.
Recap:
Why don't you VERB?
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VERB ending in ～たら？
Examples:
試しにやってみたら？
ためし に やって みたら？
Why don't you just give it a try?
Note: For more on using te-form with みる, check out: Try Doing VS Try to Do.
本人に聞いてみたら？
ほんにん に きいて みたら？
Why don't you just ask him? // Why don't you just ask her directly?
そろそろ車の免許とったら？
そろそろ くるま の めんきょ とったら？
Shouldn't you get a license pretty soon here?
少しは運動したら？
すこし は うんどう したら？
Why don't you exercise just a little bit?
今のうちに寝といたら？
いま の うちに ねといたら？
Why don't you go to bed now (since you won't have a chance to sleep later)?
Note: We talk about using うちに this way in these lessons:
Home = I = Inside = While = Before?!
Home = I = Inside = While = Before?! 第２
Note #2: By combining ～て with おく, we can say "prepare by ~-ing." So for example, saying only 寝たら？ would NOT have the nuance of "and get a good night's sleep," but adding おく makes it sound like the sleeping will prepare the listener for something. Oh and our て and おいたら are getting combined into ～といたら？ Wow, too much info for one little note. ^_^
フルーツだけでも食べたら？
フルーツ だけ でも たべたら？
Why don't you at least have some fruit or something?
By the way, if you're offended by foul-mouthed magic deer, please contact your local senator. He probably hunts deer.
Niko
