Home Japanese What’s the difference between -eba and -tara conditional form?JJapaneseWhat’s the difference between -eba and -tara conditional form?October 4, 2018One comment Are they used interchangeably, or is there a different connotation between the two? Or perhaps completely different meaning that I’m missing? Tags:Japanese 1 commentLet’s sayA (eba) B A (tara) BFor Example: 春になれば桜が咲く (-Eba) ~ If it is Spring, the Sakura’s will bloom.お湯が沸いたら、消してください。(-Tara) ~ If the water boils, turn the heat off.A(eba)B is when the condition (B) is more important than the result. (A) – If the season is spring (B), then the sakura will bloom. (A)A(tara)B is when the the result (B) is more important than the condition (A) – If the water boils (A), turn the heat off (B).Hope this helps! If you have any questions, just comment down below.Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Let’s sayA (eba) B A (tara) BFor Example: 春になれば桜が咲く (-Eba) ~ If it is Spring, the Sakura’s will bloom.お湯が沸いたら、消してください。(-Tara) ~ If the water boils, turn the heat off.A(eba)B is when the condition (B) is more important than the result. (A) – If the season is spring (B), then the sakura will bloom. (A)A(tara)B is when the the result (B) is more important than the condition (A) – If the water boils (A), turn the heat off (B).Hope this helps! If you have any questions, just comment down below.
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Let’s say
A (eba) B
A (tara) B
For Example:
春になれば桜が咲く (-Eba)
~ If it is Spring, the Sakura’s will bloom.
お湯が沸いたら、消してください。(-Tara)
~ If the water boils, turn the heat off.
A(eba)B is when the condition (B) is more important than the result. (A)
– If the season is spring (B), then the sakura will
bloom. (A)
A(tara)B is when the the result (B) is more important than the condition (A)
– If the water boils (A), turn the heat off (B).
Hope this helps! If you have any questions, just comment down below.