Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 59. ~なら
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Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 59. ~なら (nara)
Here is Japanese N4 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 textbook.
~なら
1. Structure: Noun / な-adjective / [verb / い-adjective] in the plain form + なら…
2. Meaning:
a. Meaning 1: Listening to and taking in what the other person said, then saying something you know related to it. Giving an opinion, wish or request.
「すみません、キム さん、いますか」「キム ならさっき帰りましたよ」
`Sumimasen, Kimu-san, imasu ka’`Kimunara sakki kaerimashita yo’
Excuse me, is Mr Kim there? - Mr Kim has just left
「さっき貸したはさみは？「はさみなら、引き出しに戻しておいたよ」
`Sakki kashita hasami wa? `Hasaminara, hikidashi ni modoshite oita yo’
Where are the scissors I lent you earlier? – The scissors? I put them back in the desk drawer.
「来月の連休に温泉へでも行こうかと思っているんですよ」 「温泉ならXX 温泉が一番ですよ。ぜひ行ってみてください」
`Raigetsu no renkyū ni onsen e demo ikou ka to omotte iru ndesu yo’ `onsen’nara XX onsen ga ichibandesu yo. Zehi itte mite kudasai’
I am thinking of going to a hot spring over next week’s long holiday – If you are going to a hot spring, XX hot spring is the best. Give it a try!
「ジュースを買いに、コンビニに行ってくるね」 「あ、それならパンも買ってきて」
`Jūsu o kai ni, konbini ni itte kuru ne’ `a , sorenara pan mo katte kite’
I am going to the shop to buy some juice – Oh, in that case buy some bread too.
b. Meaning 2: (usually after listening to and taking in what the other person said) giving your own opinion on it; in time order, what is said in the second clause happens first.
「来月、京都に旅行しようと思っているんです」 「京都へ行くなら、いい旅館を紹介しますよ」
`Raigetsu, Kyōto ni ryokō shiyou to omotte iru ndesu’ `Kyōto e ikunara, ī ryokan o shōkai shimasu yo’
I am planning to travel to Kyoto next month – If you are going to Kyoto, I will recommend a good place to stay.
「将来は外国で働きたいと思っています」 「外国で働きたいなら、今から外国語の勉強をしておいたほうがいいですよ」
`Shōrai wa gaikoku de hatarakitai to omotte imasu’ `gaikoku de hatarakitainara, ima kara gaikoku-go no benkyō o shite oita hō ga īdesu yo’
In future I want to work abroad – If you want to work abroad, you should start learning a foreign language now.
車を運転して帰るのなら、お酒を飲んではいけません。
Kuruma o unten shite kaeru nonara, o sake o nonde wa ikemasen.
If you are driving home yourself, you must not drink alcohol.