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		@@ -37,41 +37,6 @@ Adding の adds emphasis.
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> 車を使う==なら==、気を{付|つ}けて。
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> If you're using a car, be careful.
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## えば・なければ
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Positive form:
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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	<p><span class="box">V (う -> え)</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj + けれ</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + なら</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">N + なら</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="right">+ ば</p>
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</div>
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Negative form:
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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	<p><span class="box">V <strike>ない</strike></span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj <strike>ない</strike></span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + で</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">N + で</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="right">+ なければ</p>
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</div>
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See Conjugation [[Basics]] for verbs (the う sound transforms the the corresponding え sound).
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Means "if". A conditional relationship without the cause-effect relationship of と.
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> [!info] Examples
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> 雨が止==めれば==、店に行く。
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> If it stops raining, I'll go to the store.
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> おいしい==でなければ==、食べません。
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> If it's not good, I will not eat it.
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## たら
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<div class="usage">
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@@ -107,3 +72,126 @@ Means "if" or "when". Describes a condition (the first action must be completed
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> [!info] Example
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> {地震|じ|しん}==の場合は==、エレベーターを使わないでください。
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> In case of an earthquake, please don't use the elevators.
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## ば・なければ
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Positive form:
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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	<p><span class="box">V (う -> え)</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj + けれ</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + なら</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">N + なら</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="right">+ ば</p>
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</div>
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Negative form:
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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	<p><span class="box">V <strike>ない</strike></span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj <strike>ない</strike></span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + で</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">N + で</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="right">+ なければ</p>
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</div>
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See Conjugation [[Basics]] for verbs (the う sound transforms the the corresponding え sound).
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Means "if". A conditional relationship without the cause-effect relationship of と.
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> [!info] Examples
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> 雨が止==めれば==、店に行く。
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> If it stops raining, I'll go to the store.
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> おいしい==でなければ==、食べません。
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> If it's not good, I will not eat it.
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### ばいい
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Used for hope about a result. "It would be good if".
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Can also be used to give an advice, in a meaning similar to "should".
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> [!info] Example
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> {宝|たから}くじが{当|あ}たれ==ばいい==ね。
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> It would be good if I win the lottery...
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### ばよかった
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Used for regret about something that would have been better if done. "It would have been good if".
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More emphasis can be added by adding のに.
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> [!info] Example
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> {上着|うわぎ}を{持|も}て==ばよかった==。
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> I should have brought a jacket.
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### ば~ほど
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="">
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	<p><span class="box">V (ば)</span></p>
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	<p class="r"> + </p>
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<div class="">
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	<p><span class="box">V (る)</span></p>
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	<p class="r">+ ほど</p>
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</div>
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="">
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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj <strike>い</strike> + ければ</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="r"> + </p>
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<div class="">
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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="r">+ ほど</p>
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</div>
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="">
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	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + なら</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="r"> + </p>
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<div class="">
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	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="r">+ ほど</p>
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Means "the more... the more". Used by repeating the same verb.
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> [!info] Example
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> {自転車|じてんしゃ}をすれ==ば==する==ほど==、{上手|じょうず}になります。
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> The more you bike, the better you get.
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## Summing up
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🛠 Todo: complete this.
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* ==と== has a logical cause-effect relationship. Certain result.
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* ==なら== usually used for opinion, request, suggestion.
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* ==V-たら== describes a condition to be met for the result. Usually used for hypothetical situation.
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* ==場合== explains what to do in a described situation. More formal than V-たら.
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* ==V-ば== is a conditional relationship, close to V-たら.
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## とすれば・としたら・とすると
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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	<p><span class="box">V</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + だ</span></p>
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	<p><span class="box">N + だ</span></p>
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</div>
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	<p class="right">+ とすれば・としたら・とすると</p>
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Means "if we assume that A, B".
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としたら is more casual than とすれば.
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とすると is used for an action that is likely to happen.
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> [!info] Example
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> {電車|でんしゃ}で行く==とすると==、20{分|っぷん}かかるです。
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> If you were to go by train, it would take 20 minutes.
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