〜ば

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ba');

{
  "id": "ba",
  "pattern": "〜ば",
  "romaji": "ba",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "if",
  "formation": "Verb-ba / i-Adj stem + ければ / na-Adj + なら / Noun + なら",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この道をまっすぐ行けば、駅に着きます。",
      "furigana": "この{道|みち}をまっすぐ{行|い}けば、{駅|えき}に{着|つ}きます。",
      "en": "If you go straight along this road, you'll reach the station."
    },
    {
      "ja": "安ければ、買いたいです。",
      "furigana": "{安|やす}ければ、{買|か}いたいです。",
      "en": "If it's cheap, I'd like to buy it."
    },
    {
      "ja": "分からないことがあれば、いつでも聞いてください。",
      "furigana": "{分|わ}からないことがあれば、いつでも{聞|き}いてください。",
      "en": "If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask anytime."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "condition"
  ],
  "notes": "Focuses on the condition needed for a result. When the main clause is a request or invitation, たら is usually more natural unless the ば-clause is a state (ある, いる, adjectives).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "40b52871972541452b98e4ccd1af94441cd6df23d6d2d7eea544fb34c029c564",
    "meanings": [
      "如果",
      "只要"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ば形／い形容词词干＋ければ／名词或な形容词＋なら",
    "explanation": "表示后项成立的条件。",
    "notes": "主句为请求或邀请时，视前项性质，たら常更自然。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この道をまっすぐ行けば、駅に着きます。",
        "zh": "沿这条路一直走，就能到车站。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "安ければ、買いたいです。",
        "zh": "如果便宜，我想买。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "分からないことがあれば、いつでも聞いてください。",
        "zh": "如果有不懂的地方，随时问我。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#ba",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "d9a71385862cc51c5b5910578dcffbcb252994ad31d03b3108e3db79f62323e8"
  }
}