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JLPT N1 Grammar

だろうに

N1Contrast / Concession

N1 · Contrast / Concession · plain form + だろうに

would have; surely..., but

plain form + だろうに

だろうに expresses regret or blame that a better result would likely have happened under different circumstances.

It is often used when looking back with regret.

もっと早く知らせてくれれば、手伝えただろうに。

If you had told me earlier, I could have helped.

Do not use it for simple conjecture; it usually carries regret.

A possible better outcome was missed, so regret appears.

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