〜(よ)うものなら

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('you-mono-nara');

{
  "id": "you-mono-nara",
  "pattern": "〜(よ)うものなら",
  "romaji": "you mono nara",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "if one were to (do), (something terrible would happen)",
  "formation": "Verb-volitional + ものなら",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "父の前で母の料理に文句でも言おうものなら、大変なことになる。",
      "furigana": "{父|ちち}の{前|まえ}で{母|はは}の{料理|りょうり}に{文句|もんく}でも{言|い}おうものなら、{大変|たいへん}なことになる。",
      "en": "If I were to complain about Mom's cooking in front of Dad, there'd be hell to pay."
    },
    {
      "ja": "この辺りは、少しでも雨が降ろうものなら、すぐに道路が冠水してしまう。",
      "furigana": "この{辺|あた}りは、{少|すこ}しでも{雨|あめ}が{降|ふ}ろうものなら、すぐに{道路|どうろ}が{冠水|かんすい}してしまう。",
      "en": "Around here, if it rains even a little, the roads flood right away."
    },
    {
      "ja": "締め切りに一日でも遅れようものなら、二度と仕事をもらえなくなるだろう。",
      "furigana": "{締|し}め{切|き}りに{一|いち}{日|にち}でも{遅|おく}れようものなら、{二度|にど}と{仕事|しごと}をもらえなくなるだろう。",
      "en": "If you were even one day late for the deadline, you'd never get work from them again."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "condition",
    "result"
  ],
  "notes": "Exaggerates the danger of an action. Not to be confused with 〜ものなら (N2), which takes the potential form for an unlikely wish: 行けるものなら行きたい.",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "1e6565850847593beaf3ff8af19a675cc8a0108ac69ff6d953119f6b28764c17",
    "meanings": [
      "要是……的话可不得了"
    ],
    "formation": "动词意志形＋ものなら",
    "explanation": "假设发生某事，强调其严重的不良后果。",
    "notes": "区别于可能形＋ものなら表达难以实现的愿望。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "父の前で母の料理に文句でも言おうものなら、大変なことになる。",
        "zh": "要是在父亲面前抱怨母亲做的饭，那可不得了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この辺りは、少しでも雨が降ろうものなら、すぐに道路が冠水してしまう。",
        "zh": "这一带只要稍微下点雨，道路就会立刻积水。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "締め切りに一日でも遅れようものなら、二度と仕事をもらえなくなるだろう。",
        "zh": "哪怕错过截止日期一天，恐怕以后就再也接不到工作了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#you-mono-nara",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "cce963839dfe09ac73815a9dcdf2fda7b9ad8d4635b19d1a81f8d0dda325fded",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}