juubunna okane ga areba, kaigairyokou ni ikemasu.

If I have enough money, I can travel abroad.

Breakdown of juubunna okane ga areba, kaigairyokou ni ikemasu.

• に: destination particle
• が: subject particle
• お金かね: money
• 〜ば: conditional form

Questions & Answers about juubunna okane ga areba, kaigairyokou ni ikemasu.

In 十分な, why is there a な at the end?

Because 十分 functions here as a な‐adjective meaning “sufficient” or “enough.” When a な‐adjective directly modifies a noun, you insert な between the adjective and the noun. Hence 十分な お金 = “sufficient money.”

Why is お金 marked with が instead of は?

The particle が highlights the existence or presence of something that’s necessary for the conditional to hold (“if there is money…”). Using は would shift the focus to contrast or topic-comment structure, which isn’t the aim here. お金があれば simply means “if (there) is money.”

Why do we use ある (あれば) rather than いる in お金があれば?

In Japanese, ある/あれば is used for the existence of inanimate objects. Since money is inanimate, you must use ある. いる is only for animate beings (people, animals, etc.).

What kind of conditional is ～ば in あれば, and how does it work?

～ば is the “conditional” form. For ある, you take its 仮定形 (あれ) and add ば, yielding あれば (“if/when there is”). It means “if [this condition] holds, then ….”

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