5 key grammar patterns
#1L35_G1
1. Conditional Form Conjugation
Sentence Pattern
Ⅰ : V (い段) → V (え段) + ば
Ⅱ : Vます + れば
Ⅲ : きます → くれば / します → すれば
Aい + ければ
Aな + なら
N + なら
Rules for conjugating into the conditional form.
Applies to V (Groups I, II, and III), Aい, Aな, and N.
Applies to V (Groups I, II, and III), Aい, Aな, and N.
Example Sentences (2)
秋に なれば、 木の 葉の 色が 変わります。
→ When autumn comes, the color of the tree leaves changes.
ボタンを 押せば、 ドアが 開きます。
→ If you press the button, the door will open.
#2L35_G2
2. Conditional Form
Sentence Pattern
V / A / N (thể điều kiện)
If ~.
Expresses the necessary condition for something to happen. Used for V, A, and N.
Expresses the necessary condition for something to happen. Used for V, A, and N.
Example Sentences (1)
安ければ、 買います。
→ If it's cheap, I'll buy it.
#3L35_G3
3. N ＋ なら
Sentence Pattern
N + なら
If it's about N ~.
Used to pick up on a topic or information mentioned by the interlocutor and provide related information or advice.
Used to pick up on a topic or information mentioned by the interlocutor and provide related information or advice.
Example Sentences (1)
A: 電話を 買いたいんですが。
B: 電話なら、ノキアのが いいですよ。
B: 電話なら、ノキアのが いいですよ。
→ A: I want to buy a phone. B: If it's a phone, Nokia's is good.
#4L35_G4
4. ～Vば ＋ いいですか
Sentence Pattern
từ nghi vấn + Vば + いいですか
What should I do? / It would be good if you do ~.
Used to ask for or give advice/suggestions. Usage is similar to [疑問詞 ＋ Vたら ＋ いいですか].
Used to ask for or give advice/suggestions. Usage is similar to [疑問詞 ＋ Vたら ＋ いいですか].
Example Sentences (1)
A: 本を 借りたいんですが、どうすれば いいですか。
B: 受付で カードを 作って もらって ください。
B: 受付で カードを 作って もらって ください。
→ A: I want to borrow a book, what should I do? B: Please get a card made at the reception desk.
#5L35_G5
5. ～ば～ほど～
Sentence Pattern
Vば + Vる + ほど ～
Aい + ければ + Aい + ほど ～
Aな + なら + Aな + な ほど ～
The more... the more... ~.
The same word must be used right before the conditional form and before ほど. Expresses that as one thing changes, another changes correspondingly.
The same word must be used right before the conditional form and before ほど. Expresses that as one thing changes, another changes correspondingly.
Example Sentences (2)
パソコンは 使えば 使う ほど 上手に なります。
→ The more you use a computer, the better you get at it.
新しければ、 新しい ほど いいです。
→ The newer, the better.
