GRAMMAR DETAIL
としたら
Assumes a situation whose reality is undetermined and continues with a judgment or wish based on it.
Examples
もし一日休めるとしたら、海へ行きたい。
If I could take one day off, I would like to go to the ocean.
Words used
もし明日休みだとしたら、何をしたいですか。
If tomorrow were a day off, what would you like to do?
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
としたらfollows a plain-form statement and treats it as a hypothetical situation for a judgment, wish, or question. - Basic usage:
もし明日休みだとしたら、何をしたいですか。asks about a wish under the assumption that tomorrow is a day off.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- と packages a statement as a premise
休みだとしたらand静かだとしたらretain present affirmativeだafter a noun or na-adjective.休むとしたらconnects directly to a dictionary-form verb, so the form depends on the preceding word class.

