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Lesson 8: Conditional Form
In this lesson,I will teach you how to convert Japanese verbs to Conditional Form.
How to change Japanese verbs to Conditional Form?
| type-one verb:change to u-hiragana to e-hiragana in the same column,and add ば. For example,会う→会えば type-two verb:change the る in the end to れば . For example,食べる→食べれば type-three verb: change the する in the end to すれば. For example, 勉強する→勉強すれば irregular verb:check out the table below |
Note:
If you want to change the Conditional Form to Negative Conditional Form, you can change it as below.
(Just change the Dictionary Form to Negative Form, and change the い in the end to ければ)
| 会う→会わない→会わなければ 食べる→食べない→食べなければ 勉強する→勉強しない→勉強しなければ 来る→来ない→来なければ する→しない→しなければ |
Examples:
| Example | Reading | Conditional Form |
|---|---|---|
| 会う | あう | 会えば |
| 行く | いく | 行けば |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ | 嗅げば |
| 押す | おす | 押せば |
| 打つ | うつ | 打てば |
| 死ぬ | しぬ | 死ねば |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | 呼べば |
| 飲む | のむ | 飲めば |
| やる | やる | やれば |
| 食べる | たべる | 食べれば |
| 勉強する | べんきょうする | 勉強すれば |
| する | する | すれば |
| 来る | くる | 来(く)れば |
Example Sentences:
| できれば日本へ行きたいです。 I want to go to Japan if I can do it. 文句を言えば切りがない。 Once the complaining starts, it never ends. 天気が良ければ行くよ。 If the weather is good, I’ll go. |
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Is there a negative version of the conditional form?
Thank you : )
Yes, I have added it for you.
Are other forms of conditional explained later?
I mean :
な ら (ば)
た ら
と
and use with adjectives ….
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Yes!
Does 来る turn to (く)れば?
Yes!