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GrammarJLPT N5

if / when

Particle

Definitions

1. if / when

This use of the particle expresses a conditional relationship meaning "when" or "if," indicating that whenever one condition is met, a certain result naturally or always follows. It is often used for automatic, inevitable, or factual consequences rather than hypothetical situations. It is also used to describe what you discover or encounter upon doing something.

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Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

If you go, you'll understand.

Sentence 1

When morning comes, the birds start singing.

Sentence 2

When night falls, the sky gets dark.

Sentence 3

When I asked him, he said "I don't know."

Sentence 4

When I got home, nobody was there.

Sentence 5

When I opened the window, a breeze came in.