SacredBlue
先輩
- 13 Oct 2003
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All of the conditional forms are getting me down, and I have alot of questions to ask and hope a 上手な先生 will answer them
Ok let's see..First off..-ba and -kereba..Is it correct that these are mainly used in the written style/polite spoken Japanese? With -ba and -tara I'm having a hard time knowing when to distguinish 'if' and 'when'. Examples:
安くなければおしゃれじゃない。
If it's not cheap it's not fashionable.
会えばはなしがはずむ。
When they meet, their conversation is lively.
How am I supposed to tell if these mean 'if' or 'when'? Because they would still both make sense if they were inversed, but the meanings could be drastically different. I have the same problem with -tara
1.)大きくなったら、絵かきさんになりたい。
When I grow up, I want to be a painter.
2.)この機会を逃したら、永遠にチャンスは来ないのではないか。
If we miss this opportunity, we'll never get another chance!
How can I tell sentence #2 doesn't mean 'when' opposed to 'if'?
If someone just wants to give me a website with the run through on when and why to use things like -ba, nara, -tara, -te mo, to, -kereba, -kerya etc. I'd be eternally grateful. Also, which ones are most commonly used in the spoken language? Because right now my main focus is on speaking/listening.
教えてください
Ok let's see..First off..-ba and -kereba..Is it correct that these are mainly used in the written style/polite spoken Japanese? With -ba and -tara I'm having a hard time knowing when to distguinish 'if' and 'when'. Examples:
安くなければおしゃれじゃない。
If it's not cheap it's not fashionable.
会えばはなしがはずむ。
When they meet, their conversation is lively.
How am I supposed to tell if these mean 'if' or 'when'? Because they would still both make sense if they were inversed, but the meanings could be drastically different. I have the same problem with -tara
1.)大きくなったら、絵かきさんになりたい。
When I grow up, I want to be a painter.
2.)この機会を逃したら、永遠にチャンスは来ないのではないか。
If we miss this opportunity, we'll never get another chance!
How can I tell sentence #2 doesn't mean 'when' opposed to 'if'?
If someone just wants to give me a website with the run through on when and why to use things like -ba, nara, -tara, -te mo, to, -kereba, -kerya etc. I'd be eternally grateful. Also, which ones are most commonly used in the spoken language? Because right now my main focus is on speaking/listening.
教えてください