I am a beginner of Japanese. Currently I've been studying for 1 month already
and I am still n5. I try to watch Japanese TV as much as possible even though
I don't understand what most of them say just so I can distinguish which words
I do understand. I've also been doing some advance reading on certain topics
like `"+tara"` form out of curiosity since I've been hearing that word a lot.

From what I researched, when you use the `tara` form, you change the verb into
`plain past` form, like `aru` becomes `attara`. I guess my question is, why do
people in TV say `iu tara` (as in 言う). Shouldn't it be `ittara` or `itte
itara`? This question has been bothering me quite a lot like an itch I need to
scratch. Any feedback is much appreciated! Thank you very much.
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dialects kansai-ben grammar
to say + tara form
> 「言う」+「たら」

In Standard Japanese, the only correct combined form is:

> 「言ったら」

In Kansai dialects, however,

> 「言うたら」

is also used on a daily basis. It is a regionally correct form.

Currently, many popular TV personalities in Japan are indeed from Kansai
(including a number of most successful ones). Thus, it is only natural that
you frequently hear 「言うたら」 on TV.
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