Japanese grammar · ≈ JLPT N4 · Intermediate 2

〜たら・〜ために~ tara / ~ tame ni

if; in order to

Use 「〜たら」 to set a condition and 「〜ために」 to state a goal an action is meant to achieve.

How it works

Even if you are unsure whether your tone was too harsh, you can use 「たら」 to set a condition and apologize.
First look at the goal, then at the action taken to reach it. Why think before speaking?
「たら」 answers “under what condition?”; 「ために」 answers “to achieve what goal?”
Wanting a situation to stop can also be a goal. The dialogue expresses this with 「ないために」.
「強かった＋ら」 becomes 「強かったら」. Adjectives can also take the 「たら」 form.
“Conveying your feelings accurately” is a goal you want to achieve, not a cause that has already occurred. Here the expression shows purpose.

私わたしwatashiのno言い方いいかたiikataがga強かったら、つよかったら、tsuyokattara、すみません。sumimasen。
I'm sorry if my way of speaking was too strong.
自分じぶんjibunの

同僚どうりょうのきつい言い方いいかたに違和いわ感かんがあるのですが、どうすればいいでしょうか。
I feel a bit uncomfortable with my colleague's harsh way of speaking. What should I do?

Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
If my way of speaking was too harsh, I'm sorry.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
私の言い方が____、すみません。
If my way of speaking was too harsh, I am sorry.