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〜たら〜た

N3
tara ... 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。
    When I opened the window, everything outside was covered in snow.
    打开窗户一看,外面白雪皑皑。
  • 久ひさしぶりに実じっ家かに帰かえったら、近きん所じょに大おおきなマンションが建たっていた。
    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。
    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

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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"
  }
}