Lesson 35 Grammar

Question 1

How to form conditional verbs

Answer 1

Godan: Final -u (sound) becomes -e (equivalent) + ば

Ichidan: Drop ～る and add ～れば

Irregular:
する => くれば
くる => すれば

Question 2

How to form conditional adjectives

Answer 2

い adjectives: Drop ～い and add ～ければ

な adjectives: ～な becomes ～なら
- The above is also for nouns

Question 3

Difference between ～ば、～と、～たら

Answer 3

When: ～ば、～と、～たら
If: ～ば、～たら
Once: ～たら

Note: ～たら is less formal than ～ば and can be used in more scenarios.

Question 4

How to ask “What/When/Where/Which/Who/How should I…” using an interrogative conditional form verb.

Answer 4

Interrogative conditional form verb + いいですか

本を借りたいんですが、どうすればいいですか

Question 5

How to use the conditional form of a noun to five information about something someone just said

Answer 5

P1: 温泉に行きたいんですが、どこかいい所はありませんか
- Note: ～はありませんか is a politer way of asking if there is something as it makes it easier for the listener to reply in the negative if there isn’t.

P2:温泉なら、白馬がいいですよ