JLPT N3

～ばいいのに

Too bad it is not ～; If only it were ～. Expresses disappointment that the current situation is not as the speaker hoped.

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Structure / Usage

V-ばいいのに i-adjばいいのに na-adjならいいのに Nならいいのに

もうちょっとゆっくりして話せばいいのに。

It is too bad we cannot take our time and talk a little more.

「もっと安ければいいのに。」「そうだね、買いたかった」

"If only it were a bit cheaper." "Yeah, I wanted to buy one."