~すればいいものを
if only (someone) would do (something), should have done (something)
JLPT
N1
結構
✦Used to express regret or blame.
意義
✦Expresses the idea "if it had been done, perhaps the bad result would not have happened, but because it was not done, the bad result occurred." Often used to express regret or reproach.
すぐに
医者
に
行
けばいいものを
、
がまんしていたから
、
ひどくなってしまったのだ
。
I should have gone to the doctor right away, but I kept putting up with it, so it got worse.
そこで
引
き
返
せばいいものを
、
まっすぐ
行
ったものだから
、
山
に
迷
い
込
んでしまった
。
I should have turned back, but instead I went straight, so I ended up getting lost in the mountains.
そのまま
逃
げだせばいいものを
、
うろうろしていたので
彼
は
結局警官
に
捕
まってしまった
。
He ended up being caught by the police because he was wandering around when he should have just run away.
部屋
が
火
につつまれたときすぐ
逃
げればよかったものを
、
ペット
を
助
けに
行
ったばかりに
逃
げ
遅
れて
死
んでしまった
。
When the room was engulfed in flames, he should have run away right away, but just as he was trying to save his pet, he was too late to escape and died.
わたしに
話
してくれればいいものを
、
どうして
、
ひとこと
言
ってくれなかったんですか
。
Why didn't you say something that I wish you had told me?
