もう少し早く知らせてくれれば準備できたのに

N5 もう mou already / more N5 少し sukoshi a little N5 早く hayaku early / quickly N4 準備 junbi preparation, readiness

N4 少 shou / suku.nai, suko.shi few, little, un petit peu N4 早 sou, satsu / haya.i, haya, haya-, haya.maru, haya.meru, sa- early, fast, tôt N4 知 chi / shi.ru, shi.raseru know, wisdom, savoir N2 準 jun / jun.jiru, jun.zuru, nazora.eru, nori, hito.shii, mizumori semi-, correspond to, proportionate to N3 備 bi / sona.eru, sona.waru, tsubusa.ni equip, provision, preparation

N4 〜てくれる te kureru Indicates someone does something for the speaker or close group, attaches to the te-form verb N5 〜てください te kudasai Polite request expression, attaches to te-form verb, equivalent to please do N4 〜のに noni Indicates unexpected contrast, connects two opposing ideas, means although, despite, even though N4 〜ば ba Indicates a hypothetical condition, attaches to verb or adjective, means if it happens then N5 〜もう mou Indicates recent completion or change, equivalent to already, shows action completed before now N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase