五段 -u → -eba · 一段 -る → -れば · い-adj -い → -ければ
if ~ (then)
A more formal, more logical "if" — it presents a general condition rather than a specific occasion. Common in advice and in set phrases: 〜ばいい (you should just ~), 〜ば〜ほど (the more ~, the more ~). Avoid it when the second half is a command or request about the same subject; use たら there instead.
安ければ買います。
やすければ かいます。
If it's cheap, I'll buy it.
毎日練習すれば、上手になります。
まいにち れんしゅうすれば、じょうずに なります。
If you practise every day, you'll get good.
Which pattern is each sentence using?
安ければ買います。
If it's cheap, I'll buy it.
毎日練習すれば、上手になります。
If you practise every day, you'll get good.