～たらどう: "What about..."・”～たらいい(ですか)”: "What/how should I do?"
apprentice #64
~ 5 Minutes
Introduction
Why don't we have a short, fun lesson for once? Wouldn't that be nice? Especially after that crazy conditional marathon. Let's see... I wonder what I should write about.
Why don't you...?
Structure
たら conditional form
verb(たら)どう(だ・ですか)a conditional marker formed by attaching ら to a word in its past tense (e.g. 食べた → 食べたら, 学生でした → 学生でしたら)
Example:
→ これ食べたらどう？
"How about eating this?”
Today's lesson will cover two similar grammar points: one for suggestions, and one for questions. Let's start with the former, 「～たらどう？」.
～たらどう combines a たら conditional form
a conditional marker formed by attaching ら to a word in its past tense (e.g. 食べた → 食べたら, 学生でした → 学生でしたら)
verb with どう, to make a fairly casual suggestion to the listener. It's also possible to make this phrase more polite by appending ですか, or more assertive by appending だ. Let's check out some examples.
1.1
急いでいるの？この自転車で行ったらどう？
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