Lesson 6
Conditional Forms
To make positive conditionals, replace the final i with kereba in true adjectives, and add nara to quasis:
- Yasukereba kaimashou. (If it's inexpensive, let's buy it.)
- Soto wa atsukereba detakunai. (I don't want to go out if it's hot outside.)
- Inu wa byouki nara, juui ni tsurete ikou. (If the dog's sick, let's take him to the vet.)
Note: Naraba can also be used after quasi-adjectives, but nara is more common.
For negative conditionals, use ku nakereba (the negative-forming ku nai + kereba) with true adjectives, and de nakereba (the negative-forming de nai + kereba) with quasis:
- Ashita wa samuku nakereba ikimashou. (If it's not cold tomorrow, let's go.)
- Kono pasokon ga hoshiku nakereba, betsu no mise ni ikimashou. (If you don't want this computer, let's go to another store.)
- Mise no basho wa benri de nakereba, kyaku ga sukunai deshou. (If the store isn't in a convenient location, it probably won't get many customers.)
Please see Lesson 2 for more about negative structures.
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