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Location: Tsukuba, Japan
08-04-2007, 01:16 AM

sindri59 san,

With pleasure
When you have questions, feel free to ask me.


MMM san,

Thank you for adding useful expression
I totally forgot "行きたかったら", though I frequently use it.


sunflower san,

as MMM san said, it is hard to recognize the difference between "行きたかったら" and "行きたければ".
To me, the former is just a little bit casual; the latter is slightly formal.

I don't think "行きたかったら" has "when" connotation -- no offense, MMM san!

Well, honestly, Japanese language has a lot of expression to indicate just one meaning.

行きたいのでしたら
行きたいのであれば
行きたい(の)なら(ば)
行きたければ
行きたかったら

These lines mean "if you would like to go"; the first is polite and soft; the second is very formal; as for the rest of three -- it's hard to explain... Still, they indicate "if you want to go"


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