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How to Say ‘It would've been terrible if it'd come close enough to spread its diseases!’ in Japanese

近づいて 何か病気でもうつされたら大変だもの

ちかづいてなにかびょうきでもうつされたらたいへんだもの

Phrase Breakdown

近づいて

何か病気でも

うつされたら大変だもの

Word-by-Word Breakdown

近づいちかづい

[chikazui]

to approach

To come closer to someone or something.

Example

誰かに近づいていった。

Approached someone.

[te]

and

A conjunctive form to indicate continuation of an action.

Example

考えて書く。

Think and write.

なに

[nani]

what

Used to ask for information about something.

Example

何が欲しい?

What do you want?

[ka]

something

Indicates an unspecified thing.

Example

何かを探している。

Looking for something.

病気びょうき

[byouki]

illness

A state of being unwell or sick.

Example

彼は病気で休んだ。

He was absent due to illness.

[de]

method, way

In this context, it suggests a condition or state.

Example

病気でも来る。

Come even if sick.

[mo]

also

Adds emphasis or includes a subject.

Example

彼も来た。

He also came.

うつさうつさ

[utsusa]

to infect

Transfer a disease from one person to another.

Example

風邪をうつされた。

Caught a cold.

[re]

passive form

Used to indicate passive voice in verb conjugation.

Example

壊される。

To be broken.

たらたら

[tara]

if

Indicates a conditional situation.

Example

できたらいい。

It would be nice if possible.

大変たいへん

[taihen]

serious, difficult

A state that requires a lot of effort or is dangerous.

Example

大変な作業。

A difficult task.

[da]

copula 'is'

Used to make a declarative sentence.

Example

それは本です。

That is a book.

ものもの

[mono]

thing

Refers to an object or concept.

Example

大切なもの。

An important thing.

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