くれればいいのに

I wish ... would

→ 呉れる

phrase Uncommon #8,743

I wish ... would Expresses a wish or regret that someone would do something for the speaker. With よかったのに, it refers to something that should have happened in the past: “I wish you had ...”

JA: もっと早く教えてくれればいいのに。

EN: I wish you would tell me sooner.

それならそうと言ってくれればいいのに。

You could have just said so.

お父さんがここにいて、私達を助けてくれればいいのに。

I wish Dad were here to help us.

彼らがけんかをやめてくれればいいのに。

I wish they would stop fighting.

トムが一緒にここにいてくれればいいのに。

I wish Tom were here with me.

グリンダが私たちが生きていることを知ってくれればいいのに。

I wish Glinda knew that we were alive.

— ウィキッド永遠の約束 (2025)

僕に頼んでくれればいいのに

You could have just asked me.

— ネバーエンディング・ストーリー (1984)