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🚪 36. Conditional
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1.
If I ran, I will be able to catch the 10 o’clock bus.
( )、じゅうじの バスには のれないでしょう。
Even if I ran, I won’t be able to catch the 10 o’clock bus.
2.
If I buy a car, I’ll use it everyday.
くるまを ( )、あまり つかわないでしょう。
Even if I buy a car, I won’t use it much.
3.
If I’m busy, I won’t go.
( )、いきます。
Even if I am busy, I’ll go.
4.
If you’re Japanese, you will be able to read this Kanji.
この かんじは ( )、よめないでしょう。
Even if you’re Japanese, you will not be able to read this Kanji.
5.
I got accepted to a university because I studied hard.
いっしょうけんめい ( )、だいがくに おちました。
Even though I studied hard, I was not able to get accepted to a university.
6.
I gained weight because I ate a lot of sweets.
あまいものを ぜんぜん ( )、やせません。
Even though I don’t eat sweets at all, I can’t lose weight.
7.
My daughter wore a coat and went out because it’s cold.
( )、むすめは コートを きないで でかけました。
Even though it’s cold, my daughter didn’t wear a coat and went out.
8.
I don’t know the answer because it’s a difficult question.
むずかしい ( )、ポールはすぐに答えがわかりました。
Even though it’s a difficult question, Paul know the answer right away.
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Check the brief grammar notes and examples below for your review.
Grammar Note
⚫️ ても
meaning : ても = even if“ても” is opposite of “たら”. It is used when the thing or action which expected naturally doesn’t happen under certain condition.
verb
moshi ashita ame [ga] futta-ra, tsuri [niwa] iki-masen.
( If it rains tomorrow, I won’t go fishing. )
もし あした あめが ふっても、つりに いきます。
moshi ashita ame [ga] futte-mo, tsuri [ni] iki-masu.
( Even if it rains tomorrow, I will go fishing. )
i-adjective
nemu-katta-ra, benkyō shi-naide haya-ku ne-masu.
( If I’m sleepy, I go to bed early without studying. )
ねむくても、よる おそくまで べんきょう します。
nemu-kutemo, yoru oso-ku [made] benkyō shi-masu.
( Even if I’m sleepy, I study late at night. )
na-adjective
benri-datta-ra, sono apuri [o] tsukai-tai-desu.
( If it’s convenient, I want to use that app. )
べんりでも、その アプリは つかいたくないです。
benri-demo, sono apuri [wa] tsukai-takunai-desu.
( Even if it’s convenient, I don’t want to use that app. )
noun
moshi watashi [ga] gakusei-datta-ra, kono heya [ni] sumi-tai-desu.
( If I were a student, I want to live in this room. )
わたしが がくせいでも、この へやには すみたくないです。
watashi [ga] gakusei-demo, kono heya [niwa] sumi-takunai-desu.
( Even if I am a student, I don’t want to live in this room. )
Verb Te-form も
i-Adjective(い) くても
na-Adjective でも
Noun でも
⚫️ のに・ても
meaning : のに / ても = even thoughOpposite of “ので” is “のに” and “ても”. A result which is not expected from the sentence of the first clause is said in the following clause. It shows speaker’s surprised or dissatisfied feeling in the following clause.
daietto [o] shita-node, yase-mashita.
( I lost weight because I went on diet. )
daietto [o] shita-noni, yase-masen.
ダイエットを しても、やせません。
daietto [o] shite-mo, yase-masen.
( Even though I went on diet, I don’t lost weight. )
yoku neta-node, nemu-kunaidesu.
( I’m not sleepy because I slept well. )
yoku neta-noni, nemui-desu.
よく ねても、ねむいです。
yoku nete-mo nemui-desu.
( Even though I slept well, I’m sleepy. )
Plain-form のに
( na-Adjective
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If the rain stops, I’ll go for a walk.
あめが やんだら、さんぽに いきます。
Even if the rain stops, I won’t go for a walk.
( )。
If it’s cheap, I want to buy it.
やすかったら、かいたいです。
Even if it’s cheap, I don’t want to buy it.
( )。
A ticket came out because I put in money.
おかねを いれたので、チケットが でてきました。
Even though I put in money, a ticket doesn’t come out.
( )。
I can focus on my studying because it’s quiet.
しずかなので、よく べんきょう できます。
Even though it’s quiet, I can not focus on my studying.
( )。
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