How to Say ‘It would be terrible to catch it’ in Japanese
うつされたら大変だもの
utsusa re tara taihen da mono
[u-tsu re ta-ra tai-hen da mo-no]
💬 Usage Tip: うつされたら means "if I were infected / if it were passed to me," and 大変だ says the result would be serious or awful. Sentence-ending もの gives a "because, you know" feeling, often used for justification.
Phrase Breakdown
うつされたら
utsusa re tara
[u-tsu]
if (I) get infected / if it is passed on to me
Conditional form expressing a feared result from catching something.
風邪をうつされたら困る。
It would be a problem if I caught a cold.
Words in this phrase
うつさ
utsusa
[u-tsu]
to infect
Transfer a disease from one person to another.
風邪をうつされた。
Caught a cold.
れ
re
[re]
passive form
Used to indicate passive voice in verb conjugation.
壊される。
To be broken.
たら
tara
[ta-ra]
if
Indicates a conditional situation.
できたらいい。
It would be nice if possible.
大変だ
taihen da
[tai-hen]
it would be terrible / a big problem
A strong expression of trouble or seriousness.
遅れたら大変だ。
If we're late, it'll be bad.
Words in this phrase
大変
taihen
[tai-hen]
serious, difficult
A state that requires a lot of effort or is dangerous.
大変な作業。
A difficult task.
だ
da
[da]
copula 'is'
Used to make a declarative sentence.
それは本です。
That is a book.
もの
mono
[mo-no]
thing
Refers to an object or concept.
大切なもの。
An important thing.
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