〜たら〜た
N3tara ... ta
when I did A, (I found that) B; upon doing, I discovered
Formation
Verb-ta + ら ... Verb-ta
Chinese meanings
……之后发现
Chinese formation
动词た形+ら……动词过去形
Chinese usage
表示做了某事之后发现了某种情况。
Chinese notes
后项一般是说话人无法控制的发现或结果。
Examples
- 窓を開けたら、外は一面の雪だった。When I opened the window, everything outside was covered in snow.打开窗户一看,外面白雪皑皑。
- 久しぶりに実家に帰ったら、近所に大きなマンションが建っていた。When I went back to my parents' place for the first time in ages, I found a big apartment building had gone up nearby.久违地回到老家,发现附近盖起了一栋大型公寓楼。
- かばんの中を探してみたら、なくしたと思っていた鍵が出てきた。When I searched my bag, the key I thought I'd lost turned up.在包里找了找,结果找到了以为丢失的钥匙。
Notes
After an action, the speaker notices or discovers something. The second clause is past and outside the speaker's control. 〜と〜た is a more written equivalent.
#condition#surprise#sequence
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('tara-ta');
{
"id": "tara-ta",
"pattern": "〜たら〜た",
"romaji": "tara ... ta",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "when I did A, (I found that) B; upon doing, I discovered",
"formation": "Verb-ta + ら ... Verb-ta",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "窓を開けたら、外は一面の雪だった。",
"furigana": "{窓|まど}を{開|あ}けたら、{外|そと}は{一|いち}{面|めん}の{雪|ゆき}だった。",
"en": "When I opened the window, everything outside was covered in snow."
},
{
"ja": "久しぶりに実家に帰ったら、近所に大きなマンションが建っていた。",
"furigana": "{久|ひさ}しぶりに{実家|じっか}に{帰|かえ}ったら、{近所|きんじょ}に{大|おお}きなマンションが{建|た}っていた。",
"en": "When I went back to my parents' place for the first time in ages, I found a big apartment building had gone up nearby."
},
{
"ja": "かばんの中を探してみたら、なくしたと思っていた鍵が出てきた。",
"furigana": "かばんの{中|なか}を{探|さが}してみたら、なくしたと{思|おも}っていた{鍵|かぎ}が{出|で}てきた。",
"en": "When I searched my bag, the key I thought I'd lost turned up."
}
],
"tags": [
"condition",
"surprise",
"sequence"
],
"notes": "After an action, the speaker notices or discovers something. The second clause is past and outside the speaker's control. 〜と〜た is a more written equivalent.",
"zh": {
"source_hash": "289a1ec54923aa4dfd2611791f5081529f27e08334e1ebdeaf57405cace00bb0",
"meanings": [
"……之后发现"
],
"formation": "动词た形+ら……动词过去形",
"explanation": "表示做了某事之后发现了某种情况。",
"notes": "后项一般是说话人无法控制的发现或结果。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "窓を開けたら、外は一面の雪だった。",
"zh": "打开窗户一看,外面白雪皑皑。"
},
{
"ja": "久しぶりに実家に帰ったら、近所に大きなマンションが建っていた。",
"zh": "久违地回到老家,发现附近盖起了一栋大型公寓楼。"
},
{
"ja": "かばんの中を探してみたら、なくしたと思っていた鍵が出てきた。",
"zh": "在包里找了找,结果找到了以为丢失的钥匙。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#tara-ta",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "8f007d432622032d9022cc2e21c24e4dbc8280f936d9d310e587a2284ffaf19b"
}
}