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JLPT N3 Grammar

ばよかった

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N3 · Condition · verbば形 + よかった

should have; I wish I had...

verbば形 + よかった

ばよかった expresses regret that something was not done in the past.

It often appears with words like もっと or 早く to describe a better past choice.

もっと早く予約しておけばよかった。

I should have made a reservation earlier.

Do not use it for a future choice; it looks back on the past.

The chance has passed, so よかった expresses regret.

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