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[ほう(方)·が·よ·か·っ·た]
hougayokatta
expression, i adjective (yoi/ii)

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Plain Past Indicative Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·か·っ·た]
hougayokatta

Root Words:

[ほう(方) + が + よかった]
hou + ga + yokatta

English Meaning(s) for 方がよかった

expression, i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. had better (after past tense verb)
  2. had better not (after negative verb)
* Please note, you are viewing the Japanese readings in the plain past indicative form, while the english meanings are based on the dictionary form.
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Meanings for each kanji in 方がよかった

» direction; person; alternative

Stroke Order Diagrams for 方がよかった

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Conjugations for 方がよかった

Adjective stem
[ほう(方)·が·よ]
hougayo
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te-form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·く·て]
hougayokute
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Negative te-form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·く·な·く·て]
hougayokunakute
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Adverbial Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·く]
hougayoku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほう(方)·が·い·い]
hougaii
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·く·な·い]
hougayokunai
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Past Indicative Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·か·っ·た]
hougayokatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·く·な·か·っ·た]
hougayokunakatta
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·け·れ·ば]
hougayokereba
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·く·な·け·れ·ば]
hougayokunakereba
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Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·く·な·き·ゃ]
hougayokunakya
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·か·っ·た·ら]
hougayokattara
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]
hougayokunakattara
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Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[ほう(方)·が·よ·さ]
hougayosa
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Sample Sentences for 方がよかった

They had better have kept their mouths shut.
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You should have studied harder.
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I thought she'd be useful, but as it is, we'd be better off without her.
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You had better have studied harder.
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It would have been better if you had left it unsaid.
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