Learn Hardcore Japanese: higaeri no ryokou nara, kaeri no densya no zikan mo kakuninsite oita hou ga ii desu. - If it's a day trip, it's better to check the return train time in advance too.

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日帰ひがえり　の　旅行りょこう　なら、　帰かえり　の　電車でんしゃ　の　時間じかん　も　確認かくにんして　おいた　ほう　が　いい　です。higaeri no ryokou nara, kaeri no densha no jikan mo kakuninshite oita hou ga ii desu.

Meaning

If it's a day trip, it's better to check the return train time in advance too.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Lesson 61

Breakdown of higaeri no ryokou nara, kaeri no densha no jikan mo kakuninshite oita hou ga ii desu.

possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about higaeri no ryokou nara, kaeri no densha no jikan mo kakuninshite oita hou ga ii desu.

What does 日帰り mean in 日帰りの旅行?

日帰り means going and coming back on the same day — in other words, a day trip.

So 日帰りの旅行 means a trip where you do not stay overnight. Even though 旅行 already means trip/travel, Japanese often uses both together naturally.

Why is there の after 日帰り?

Here, の links 日帰り to 旅行.

You can think of it as turning 日帰り into a modifier:

日帰り = same-day return / day trip
日帰りの旅行 = a trip that is a day trip

This の is not only for possession. It often connects one noun to another, like X-type Y or Y of X.

What does なら mean here?

なら means something like if it’s..., if we're talking about..., or in the case of....

So 日帰りの旅行なら means:

if it’s a day trip
when it comes to a day trip

Compared with some other conditionals, なら often sounds like it is picking up a situation already being discussed.