enchoukoodo ga areba, beddo no chikaku de sumaho o juuden dekiru.

If I have an extension cord, I can charge my smartphone near the bed.

Breakdown of enchoukoodo ga areba, beddo no chikaku de sumaho o juuden dekiru.

• を: direct object particle
• が: subject particle
• の: possessive case particle
• スマホ: smartphone

Questions & Answers about enchoukoodo ga areba, beddo no chikaku de sumaho o juuden dekiru.

What does あれば mean here?

あれば is the conditional form of ある.

• ある = to exist / to be available / to have
• あれば = if there is, if you have, or if one is available

So 延長コードがあれば means if there is an extension cord or if you have an extension cord.

Why is it 延長コードがあれば and not 延長コードはあれば?

Because ある normally marks the thing that exists with が.

• 延長コードがある = there is an extension cord

So in the conditional:

• 延長コードがあれば = if there is an extension cord

Using は is possible in some contexts, but it would add contrast or a special emphasis, like as for an extension cord.... The neutral, natural form here is が.

Does ある here mean to exist or to have?

It can feel like either one in English.

Japanese often uses ある for the existence or availability of inanimate things. So:

• 延長コードがあれば can mean if there is an extension cord
• or more naturally in some situations, if you have an extension cord

The Japanese does not need to choose as strictly as English does.

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