G GenjiMain Sempai Joined 29 Jul 2018 Messages 105 Reaction score 8 31 Jul 2019 #1 Hi everyone. Does the phrase たくさん友達が手来たら、うれしいです mean "I would be happy if I made a lot of friends" or "I would be happy if I had a lot of friends" (or neither)? TY.
Hi everyone. Does the phrase たくさん友達が手来たら、うれしいです mean "I would be happy if I made a lot of friends" or "I would be happy if I had a lot of friends" (or neither)? TY.
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 31 Jul 2019 #2 Neither, since you did a typo. Try to find it yourself. That is supposed to mean the former for the correct sentence.
Neither, since you did a typo. Try to find it yourself. That is supposed to mean the former for the correct sentence.
G GenjiMain Sempai Joined 29 Jul 2018 Messages 105 Reaction score 8 31 Jul 2019 Thread starter #3 OOPS. できたら*. Thanks Tori.
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 31 Jul 2019 #4 Right. 出来たら in kanji, not 手来たら. EDIT: Incidentally, it's more likely "I'm happy if I make a lot of friends" since that's a simple conditional, and not the subjunctive.
Right. 出来たら in kanji, not 手来たら. EDIT: Incidentally, it's more likely "I'm happy if I make a lot of friends" since that's a simple conditional, and not the subjunctive.