V/A + -았/었더라면 (If I had..., then ... would have...)
Meaning: If only ... had ... (counterfactual conditional expressing regret over something that did or did not happen in the past).
Conjugation & Pattern
- V/A + -았/었더라면
- Noun (N) + -이었더라면 / -였더라면
- Main clause typically ends with: -았/었을 텐데, -았/었을 것이다, -았/었을걸
Detailed Usage
Used to hypothesize the opposite of a past fact, expressing regret, relief, or an alternative outcome.
Example Sentences
- 1
어제 공부를 좀 했더라면 오늘 이렇게 시험이 어렵지는 않았을 것이다.
Eoje gongbureul jom haetdeoramyeon oneul ireotge siheomi eoryeopjineun anasseul geosida.
If I had studied a bit yesterday, today's exam wouldn't have been this difficult.
- 2
부모님 말씀을 잘 들었더라면 좋았을 텐데.
Bumonim malsseumeul jal deureotdeoramyeon jotasseul tende.
It would have been nice if I had listened carefully to my parents.
- 3
조심해서 운전했더라면 사고가 나지 않았을걸요.
Josimhaeseo unjeonhaetdeoramyeon sagoga naji anasseulgeoryo.
If they had driven carefully, the accident probably wouldn't have happened.
Important Notes
Always takes the past marker -았/었- in the protasis and a past modal (-았/었을 텐데/것이다) in the apodosis.
