～でよければ: “If it’s alright…” ・ できれば～: “If possible…”
adept #43
~ 5 Minutes
Introduction
If it's alright with you, I'd like to begin this grammar lesson. Only if it's alright with you though...
Today's lesson is all about saying and asking things in a nice, polite way. Very important stuff if you want to be able to communicate properly in Japanese!
～でよければ: If it's alright with you, I'll take a nap now
構成
Nounでよければ・よかったら・よろしければ
Example:
→ ラーメンでよければ、良い店を知っています。
"If ramen is alright, I know a good restaurant.”
Okay, so よければ: what even is it?
It's honestly, just, and I'm not making this up, the conditional form
conjugation used to express verbs and adjectives as an "if" phrase (e.g. {食|た}べる → {食|た}べれば, {美味|おい}しい → {美味|おい}しければ).
Also called "ば form" or "えば form".
of 良い.
You're probably all like, "Whaaaatt??? よければ is the conditional form of my favorite い-adjective, 良い???" and it's okay to be excited, but calm down a bit because you might make the grammar shy and/or nervous (and obviously, grammar tends to get more confusing if you make it nervous).
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