Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn te yokatta for expressing relief or gladness about something that happened.
- Form and connection: [Verb te-form] よかった
- Nuance in real use: てよかった is Japanese's warmest expression of retrospective relief — looking back after the fact, grateful you made the right choice. Japanese speakers use it daily to share small fortunes and satisfaction.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn te yokatta for expressing relief or gladness about something that happened.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
Show answer
[Verb te-form] よかったShow answer
I'm glad I came early.Show answer
日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうしてよかった。 ([Verb te-form] よかった)Continue learning
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