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Using ～ばいい -baii and ～ばよかった -ba yokatta to say "should"
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～ばいい and ～ばよかった are a great way to say "should" in Japanese. Chie and Ty explore this N3 grammar point and Ty talks a bit about his experience with the N1 using this language as well.
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