GrammarJLPT N5
if
Adverb

Also written as 若し

Definitions

  1. 1. if
  2. 2. in case
This word means "if" and is used to introduce a hypothetical or conditional situation. It is typically placed at the beginning of a sentence to signal that what follows is an imagined or uncertain scenario.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

If you forget that promise, I'm going to cry!

Sentence 2

"If you spot it, let me know," he said.

Sentence 3

"If we can't meet, I'll send a photo," she said.

Sentence 4

"If you're not coming, I'm heading out first," she said.

Sentence 5

If that answer is wrong, I'm going to laugh.