~ばよかった (should have / wish I had)

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The conditional ~ば combined with よかった, literally 'if X, it would have been good' — expressing past-directed regret: 'I should have X / I wish I had X.' The negative form ~なければよかった means 'I wish I hadn't X.' Common in retrospective lament about past actions or omissions.

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