If

If in Japanese

In Japanese

〜ば

-ba

Definition

Definition in EnglishAn inflected conditional clause ending that presents a condition as sufficient for a result. Its compatibility with a volitional result depends on whether the condition describes a state, a negative condition, or an action, and on who performs each action.

Definition in Japaneseある条件が満たされると、その結果になることを表す形。

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